In this study, a new compression tester was evaluated in order to determine the spinnability of different cotton fibres. For this purposes, various colours of dyed cotton fibres were chosen for spinning test in order to determine the relationship between the frictional properties and the spinnabilty of cotton fibres. The surface characteristics of cotton fibres were modified during the dyeing applications by adapting a different processing time. The Quickspin® system was employed to provide a rapid assessment of the likely processing problems associated with different cotton fibres. It was found that a higher load was necessary in order to compress the dark coloured cotton samples due to the changes occurred on the surface properties of fibres. It was observed that it was easier to spin the cotton fibres having the linear compression curves. Additionally, it was seen from the analysis of the data that the fibres having a higher compression force reducing the spinnablity of cotton fibres.
