Jewelry Bails
If you are a creative jewelry maker beyond creating lampwork beads that have a hole after being formed around a mandrel, you will need to purchase and find bails. These days you can purchase gold plated bails, silver plated bails, and sterling silver bails and now pinch bails.Pinch jewelry bails do not require any gluing. This is fantastic option for those who are afraid that glued bails will eventually come off and ruin a wonderful fused glass pendant. Not only may you worry about them coming off, but there is something less than artistic about using glue. To me, a jewelry artist, I never use glue and have received many compliments from customers because of this practice.
And some perceive that glued on bails tend to cheapen the fused piece. Besides not needing glue, these bails when attached properly allow the piece to drape and swing naturally. One thing you want to make sure is that any pendant you create should not only swing freely but should easily be identified as to which is front and back.
Connectors like jewelry bails come in all shapes & sizes. More examples of these beading essentials are eye pins, head pins & various types of rings.
Other types of bails include the triangle bail and pinch or prong bail. Both of these styles are most often used to hang things like drilled stones, drilled fused glass, and Austrian crystals. Base metal bails are usually brass or steel with a gold or silver tone finish.
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