Feral Friends Co. is a small studio and vintage shop in the Gunnison Valley, Colorado. We hunt down good vintage and keep it in circulation. We also turn vintage quilts, coffee bags, old sleeping bags, and worn-out clothes into one-of-one jackets and other pieces. The handmade work is cut and sewn by us, in small batches. Nothing gets made twice.

  • Why we do this:

    Most clothes get worn a few times and thrown out. We think that’s silly. A good jacket can last decades, and the fabric in an old quilt has already survived longer than most things you can buy new. So we keep the good stuff moving. Nothing gets made twice, nothing gets made in a factory, and not much gets thrown away. It’s not complicated. We just like making things from what’s already around.

  • Where we source:

    The fabric comes from everywhere except a fabric store. Old quilts, coffee bags, sleeping bags, flour sacks, and clothes that got donated, outgrown, or left in a closet. We are always digging through estate sales, thrift stores, family collections. The vintage side works the same way. We find pieces worth keeping, clean them up, and pass them on. If something’s too good to cut up, it goes in the vintage shop as is. If it’s got a hole in it and a lot of potential, it ends up in the studio.
Alexandra Wood and Jamie Clarkson Founders of Feral Friends Co.

Meet the Humans Behind the Brand

We’re Alex and Jamie. We started out of a 6x10 cargo trailer we built into a shop ourselves, and spent the summer at markets all over the valley. We believe clothes already have a history, and most of it is too good to throw out. Some pieces we find and pass along as they are. Others we take apart and rebuild.

Browse the shop

Vintage finds and one-of-one rebuilds, all in one place. New pieces go up as we finish them, and when something’s gone, it’s gone.

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Create a custom

Got a jacket that’s falling apart, or an idea for something new? Bring it in, or pick a base piece from the shop, and we’ll build it together from reclaimed fabric.

Work Together

Find us out there

Feral Friends Co. occasionally participates in select markets and community events throughout Colorado. 

For upcoming appearances and seasonal pop-ups, check the events page or follow along for updates

Events & Workshops

Read the blog

Stories from the studio: how a quilt becomes a jacket, what we found this week, and what we’re working on next.

Read the Feral Journal