Ni-8　at　%　W　alloy　ingots　were　prepared　using　a　spark　plasma　sintering　technique.　The　evolution　of　the　microstructure,　cold-rolling　texture,　and　recrystallization　texture　of　the　Ni8W　alloy　were　studied　using　X-ray　diffractometry　and　electron　backscatter　diffractometry　techniques.　The　results　revealed　the　strong　influence　of　the　initial　grain　size　on　the　cube　texture　formation　of　the　annealed　substrates.　A　strong　cube　texture　was　obtained　in　substrates　with　finer　initial　grains.　A　brass-type　rolling　texture　was　formed　in　the　final　cold-rolled　tape　after　cold　rolling.　The　cold-rolled　tape　mainly　consisted　of　S,　brass,　and　a　weak　{110}　＜　118　&　rang;　texture.　The　cube　orientation　nuclei　did　not　have　a　nucleation　advantage　at　the　early　stage　of　recrystallization.　Large-scale　twinning　was　exhibited　in　the　cold-rolled　microstructure　at　a　high　annealing　temperature.　The　cube　orientation　and　RD　(rolling　direction)-cube　orientation　textures,　which　transformed　from　the　cube　twin　orientation　and　random　orientation　grains,　were　grown　immediately　at　almost　the　same　rate.　The　cube　orientation　and　RD-cube　orientation　grains　grew　faster　than　other　orientation　grains　throughout　the　whole　grain　growth　process.　Finally,　a　strong　cube　texture　was　obtained　for　the　Ni-8　at　%　W　substrate　after　an　optimized　annealing　process.