To enhance dimensional accuracy at the time of plate making by weaving a large number of metal wires and welding them at the intersections thereby reducing distortion of an image regardless of swelling or contraction.

The metal screen 10 for printing is produced by weaving a large number of stainless steel wires 11, for example, into a mesh forming a large number of openings 12 and an image is formed at a specified position through exposure. The wires 11 are bonded at all intersections 13 by so-called resistance welding where the wires 11 and brought into conducting state through the contact part at the intersection 13 and heat is generated thereat through electric resistance thus welding the contacting parts. Since the wires 11 can be welded without causing any shift, the print image is not elongated even if a water soluble photosensitive emulsion is used at the time of plate making or the screen is squeezed at the time of printing.