Tall Fern Notes

Tall Fern Notes is a small collection of notes on invented hobby terms: made-up names for crafts, games and making techniques, each written up on its own page.

Notes on this site

• Paipasix: The Swap Move in a Homemade Card Game
  Paipasix is a move from a made-up card game where you trade a hand card for the same-suit top discard, then skip your draw for that turn.
• Staigex: A Six-Crossing Decorative Knot
  Staigex is a coined name for a flat decorative knot with six crossings that forms a rough hexagon. Learn how to tie, tighten, and use it.
• Ladodant: The Edge-First Opening Explained
  Ladodant is a made-up name for an edge-first opening in a homemade hex board game. See how the ladodant works, when to use it, and how to answer it.
• A Practical Guide to the Denafom Kite Method
  Denafom is a coined name for a kite frame with a string-bowed cross spar and a hand-tied joint. Read how to assemble, tune, and store a denafom frame.