Do It Yourself
May 2022
New Titles
Tips and Tales from the Workshop : A Handy Reference for Makers
by Gareth Branwyn

This ALL NEW benchtop reference presents more ingenious and indispensable shop tips and pearls of wisdom collected by the editors of Make: and some of the most talented and prolific makers who've contributed to the magazine and Maker Faire over the past decade. Inside you'll find ALL NEW tips for measuring and cutting, gluing and fastening, clamping and joining, drilling, shop organizing, maintenance and repair, and more.
Home Skills : Master Your Domain With Practical Solutions to Everyday Challenges
by Jane Francisco

This illustrated handbook covers over 850 life skills to help readers with organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living and entertaining, with online links to additional lessons and video instruction.
Clean Mama's Guide to a Peaceful Home: Effortless Systems and Joyful Rituals for a Calm, Cozy Home
by Becky Rapinchuk

The creator of the popular Clean Mama website presents a companion to Clean Mama’s Guide to a Healthy Home that explains how to simplify anxiety-inducing cleaning routines into an organized, 10-minute daily system.
Sew Your Own Wardrobe : Stitches, Patterns, Alterations, Projects for Every Style
by Alison Smith

Fed up with fast fashion and keen to make your own clothes? This is the ultimate dressmaking guide for absolute beginners. Comprehensive, step-by-step guides and dressmaking patterns cover everything from choosing the perfect fabric for any project to trying your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques.
The Insiders' Guide to Factual Filmmaking
by Tony Stark

"The Insiders' Guide to Factual Filmmaking is a comprehensive "how to" book for making factual video and films. It reveals the underlying filmic, organizational and directorial skills needed to make all types of factual programs, whatever the budget and whatever the issue being covered.
Home Remedies
Witch's Book of Simples : The Simple Arte of Domestic Folk Medicine
by Melusine Draco

A Simple is a philtre derived from a single herb and was an important element among the natural resources of the parish-pump witch, wise-women and cunning-folk. Simples are common kitchen ‘stuff' that have been handed down through generations of country people in the form of family cures for everyday ailments.
The Healing Powers of Essential Oils : A Complete Guide to Nature's Most Prestigious Medicine
by Cal Orey

A guide to essential oils discusses how their beneficial health benefits can be used in home remedies as well as recipes for dishes such as Lemon Oil Raspberry Muffins and Roast Chicken With Orange and Rosemary.
Aromatherapy and Essential Oils for Healing : 120 Remedies to Restore Mind, Body, and Spirit
by Amber Robinson

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils for Healing is a simple, modern guide to more than 100 all-natural remedies you can make with your own hands. Learn to treat your whole self―or anyone you love―with soothing calm, gentle healing, and sustainable self-care. No mystery ingredients, no excess waste, and no prior experience required.
Natural Remedies : A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Using Herbal Medicines
by Maria Transito Lopez Luengo

In Natural Remedies, you will find a selection of plants from which you can create natural remedies for every occasion. Learn how to grow and use these medicinal plants, and discover what they can do to boost your family’s health. More than one hundred types of natural plants are presented in this book, grouped by the conditions that they most effectively treat.
The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants : An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies
by Monique S. J. Simmonds

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants is a beautifully illustrated gardening reference book, which combines exquisite botanical illustrations with practical self-help projects. In this book readers can discover more than 200 life-saving plants and 25 home-grown remedies to make themselves. Each home cure is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs to show how you can be a gardener and heal yourself.
Early Voting at the Library
Early Voting at Multiple Library Locations

Early voting for primary elections is underway at multiple library locations.  Click here for dates, times, specific locations, and more information.
Blood Drive at the Lewisville Branch
Summer Kickoff Blood Drive at the Lewisville Branch

Before you start your summer vacation, lend a hand by lending your arm. Help someone in your community this summer by donating blood. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome.  For more information, click here.
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W 5th Street
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101
336-703-3030

https://www.forsyth.cc/library/default.aspx