Translation guide
A draper is a person or business that sells cloth and sometimes related goods. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific terms for the shop or the merchant, depending on context.
draper (shop)
For traditional Japanese fabrics; use 服地屋 for Western clothing fabrics.
To refer to a person or store that sells fabric and textiles.
A shop that sells kimono fabric and traditional Japanese textiles. This is the most common term for a draper in a Japanese context, though it specifically refers to Japanese-style cloth.
The term 'draper' is somewhat old-fashioned in English. In Japanese, specify whether you mean a shop selling traditional Japanese textiles (呉服屋) or general clothing fabric (服地屋). If you're unsure, 生地屋 is a safe, general term.
あの呉服屋で着物の生地を買いました。
I bought kimono fabric at that draper's shop.
A shop specializing in clothing fabric, often for Western-style clothes. This is closer to a general draper's shop.
I chose suit fabric at the draper's.
A shop that sells rolls of fabric (tanmono). This term is less common and more traditional.
I'm looking for a roll of fabric to match my obi at the draper's.
A fabric store, often used for general fabric shops including those selling craft or interior fabrics. Can be used for a draper in a broad sense.
I bought fabric for curtains at the draper's.