What is Clothes iron?
[[File:Electric steam iron.jpg|alt=A photograph of a purple electric iron|thumb|An electric iron]] A '''clothes iron''' (also '''flatiron''' or '''smoothing iron''') has a handle and a flat [[triangle]] shaped surface. [[Electricity]] makes the flat surface hot. A hot iron is rubbed on [[Clothing|clothes]] to make them flat and smooth. This is called ironing. The handle does not get hot because that is where it is held. They are named clothes irons because they used to be made out of the [[Iron|metal iron]]. [[Textile|Cloth]] is made from lots of [[Fibre|small strings]]. When people wear clothes or move other things made from cloth, the little strings might bend and make lumps. Because the iron is heavy and hot when it is turned on, the little strings stretch and go flat when the iron is put on top. Different kinds of cloth need to be ironed in different ways. If the iron is too hot then the cloth might get broken or [[Fire|burn]]. If the iron is too cold then the strings might stay lumpy and not go flat. Sometimes people use water with an iron, which makes [[steam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beststeamironsof2020.com|title=Steam irons essentials}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestadvisorz.net/best-steam-iron/|title=Best clothes irons 2024|access-date=2021-11-13|archive-date=2024-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518160502/https://bestadvisorz.net/best-steam-iron/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> This can make it easier to iron clothes because the small strings get soft. Some cloth does not need to be ironed because the strings always stays flat. Some people think wearing clothes that have been ironed shows they are not lazy. Other people think that not ironing clothes can make them look [[Fashion|nicer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/dec/02/creasing-up-is-ironing-a-thing-of-the-past|title=Creasing up: is ironing a thing of the past?|last=Ferrier|first=Morwenna|date=2015-12-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-08-19|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ==