What kind of tag could we use for craft prerequisites?

Question

I am struggling with a title much in the same was as I am with the tags for this concept. I recently asked a questions about forming wire. I had thought about adding costumes to the question but decided against it since I was not actually asking about costumes or the armour specifically but one part of the process in it's fabrication.... making/forming wire.

At the time of this question the only tags on the one linked above were tool-selection and wire. I have a strong need to add a more specific tag for what I was asking in the Main question.

Do we need a tag where the wiki would be "For making materials for use in other crafting projects". Something like material-fabrication which is too long.... This would be a meta tag that would work will with wire. However I could see this overused and ultimately useless

I could be wrong about what I am asking for but I think my question needs another tag.

Answer 1

I don't think such a tag should be necessary. If a material is a prerequisite for a craft, then it's part of the craft. The craft tag alone should be sufficient.

However, if you're also asking about a specific material you're using within your craft, then include that.

In your example, I would suggest armor-making (unless there's another name for that craft) plus wire, which you've already used. You're asking specifically about wire in the context of armor making.

Another example would be costume-design + styrofoam if you were asking how to combine pieces of styrofoam into the size you need for a cosplay design. In this case, people that make cosplay designs are most likely to have the experience to know the best way to accomplish this task for your purpose, and not just in a general way. Likewise, it'll help others with the same question more easily reach the answers.