A clothes iron which is also referred to as a flatiron, smoothing iron or simply iron, is a hand held tool which is heated and used to straighten clothing and erase unwanted creases. The last stage in the process of passing through the cycle of laundry of clothing which is termed as pressing or ironing originated from the metal iron which has been used in the production of plant. in printmaking’s hot press/iron is a tool in which paper or cloth is ironed on a flat surface with glazed boards and hot metals plates to make it completely smooth or even glossy.