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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