To perform winding in a shape decreasing trouble of thread cutting, twill falling, etc., at extending time, by winding a thread by a specific range of the total winding width from a winding start to the specific time, thereafter winding the thread by the total winding width to the full winding time, in the case of winding a spun elastic thread in a cheese shape.

In the case of winding an elastic thread to a paper tube or the like in a cheese shape, from a winding start to the fixed time T1, the thread is wound in a width H1 of 80 to 95% the total winding width H. Here, when assuming T for full winding time till finish winding to a cheese shape, T1 is set to 0.02≤T1≤0.10T. After the lapse of fixed time T1, with the winding width H to the full winding time T, that is, the thread is wound for a time (T-T1). In this way, a cheese, preventing generation of a part excessively increasing a height in both ends and a central part, can be obtained, at extending time, the thread is extended smoothly to an internal layer, end breakage, twill falling, etc., can be prevented.