Raveling

['rævəlɪŋ] or ['rævlɪŋ]

(noun.) a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric.

Checked by Dylan--From WordNet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ravel

(n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.

(n.) That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.

Typed by Barnaby