[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - yarn shops

[Nate Wessel]

I was at a store like that 
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10298704171> just recently.

In that case I would probably tend to separate with a semicolon 
`shop=yarn;sewing` or just pick the dominant type. There can be a bit of 
a blurry boundary there for sure, same as for `shop=sewing` and 
`shop=fabric`. In that case I usually try to decide whether it's mostly 
fabric or other stuff like sewing machines and just pick one.

The problem with `sewing=yarn` IMO is that sewing and knitting aren't 
really all that closely related. You can be an expert at one without 
knowing the first thing about the other. None of the equipment or 
materials are the same.

I think there's a bigger discussion to be had about how to tag "craft 
stores" and "art supply stores", and the things they sell, and maybe 
everything here is a subclass of whatever that category is most properly 
called. But I fear that may be a can of worms that will have us 
attempting to define "art".

Best,

Nate Wessel
Cartographer, Planner, Transport Nerd
NateWessel.com <https://www.natewessel.com>

On 2023-01-02 15:02, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
> What about shops that sell about equal amount of them and
> as nonspecialist[1] I have no idea which is dominating?
>
> Would it be reasonable to use shop=sewing sewing=yarn type of schema?
>
> [1] I tried knitting just enough to confirm that it is not a hobby for me,
> my sewing supplies do not expand beyond buttons/thread.
>
> Jan 2, 2023, 18:14 by nate at natewessel.com:
>
>     Howdy y'all,
>
>     I am proposing to make official a tag that is already in use to
>     some degree, *shop=yarn*, for shops that primarily sell yarn and
>     other knitting/crochet supplies. Currently the wiki has these
>     falling under shop=sewing. As a long-time sewer who has recently
>     taken up knitting, I can say with confidence that these are very
>     different things; though sometimes larger stores will sell both.
>
>     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/yarn_shops
>
>     Please discuss this proposal on its Wiki Talk page.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Nate Wessel
>     Cartographer, Planner, Transport Nerd
>     NateWessel.com <https://www.natewessel.com>
>
>
>
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