Friction spinning is a type of spinning that uses friction to manufacture yarn. It is also known as DREF spinning. In DREF spinning, fibers are delivered to a rotating drum where they are stacked into a fiber bundle. The bundle wraps around itself between two surfaces moving in opposite directions, which generates twists in the fibers to form yarn. Due to the separate yarn winding and twist insertion methods used, DREF spinning can achieve high production rates of up to 300 meters per minute. It is useful for producing yarns from diverse fibers like short fibers at low costs.