Comparison of Flip and Reverse
It's easy to be confused by the differences in Flip and Reverse in the weft.
Here is a comparison:
Feature
Flip
Reverse
What it affects
Columns (left ↔ right)
Rows (top ↔ bottom) and their values
How it works
Reorders columns in the selected area
Reorders rows and inverts the values within columns
Axis of rotation
Vertical (like a mirror down the center)
Horizontal (like flipping the design upside down)
Visual effect
Mirror image left-to-right
Inverted image top-to-bottom
Example use case
Creating symmetrical motifs side-to-side
Flipping a motif or treadling for top-to-bottom symmetry
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