Welcome to the CBBAG
BC Islands Home Page

The contact person for the BC Islands Chapter is Frances Hunter, phone: 250-479-1956.

The Chapter meets four times per year.

Upcoming Events

Vern Theroux, of Pat Bay Leather Company, is a leather wholesaler who supplies a wide range of leathers for leathercrafters and bookbinders, as well as saddlemakers and upholstery shops. Vern will give us a tour, talk about the various leather grades, and demonstrate leather embossing.

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 1.30 p.m.
Regular chapter meeting at UVic. Details to come.

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CBBAG BC ISLANDS WORKSHOPS

Beginning Bookbinding
This winter, Joan Byers will start teaching these successful 1-day workshops again (dates TBA).

Pop-Up Structures, with Mary Conley
Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, 2012
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Oak Room, Saanich Fairgrounds
CBBAG members $140. Non-members $170.
For more information and to register, please email

Small group learning

Gold Tooling with Foil, with Keith Valentine
Sunday, February 2012
Registration is complete, however to join the waitlist or for more information, please email

TBA: Endpapers, Boxmaking

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Also, a non-CBBAG workshop. The first time in a while that MISSSA has included bookbinding in its summer lineup.

Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Vancouver Island
July 9 - 13, 2012
Bookbinding: A Sampler, with Don Taylor
Registration starts on January 31.
See www.missa.ca/workshops for all information.