On Mon, 2 Jan 2023, 16:20 Nate Wessel, <n...@natewessel.com> wrote:
> 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". > I think one of the issues here is that in OSM we use the craft key for trades so there's no obvious catch all category left for activities you'd expect to be part time or pastimes.
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