To provide a wire winding method which is high in detection sensitivity of thick/thin winding, and capable of rapidly performing feedback to the control of the traverse inversion position.

In the wire winding method, there is provided a tension detection means 13 for detecting the winding tension to be applied to a wire 3 in the pass line close to a winding bobbin 5. In a traverse control circuit 11 for controlling the traverse inversion position, the mean value of the winding tension in a predetermined area separate from flange parts 5b, 5c of the winding bobbin 5 by a predetermined distance inwardly in the bobbin axial direction is defined as the reference tension; the evaluation reference value to be calculated based on the reference tension is set; the winding tension in an area in which the distance from the flange parts 5b, 5c of the winding bobbin 5 in the bobbin axial direction is below the predetermined value and the evaluation reference value are compared with each other in accordance with the predetermined standard; and the thick winding or thin winding is determined and the traverse inversion position is automatically adjusted.

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