2011-09-29
Bail is the term that is used when a tangible asset is pledged to or deposited with a court in order to allow the temporary release of an individual. As to the jewelry bails used in handmade jewelry, bails are the jewelry findings hold your pendants in place and attach them to your necklace.
They have all sorts of different bail styles. You can find them with obvious or hidden loops, hinges so they can open and allow you to change out your pendants without dismantling the entire jewelry piece, with bead holders to create a bead pendant, or as blanks with flat places to glue something to.
Some pendants come with a bail built in (a way to hook the pendant to the wire, like a loop or hook, etc…), but sometimes you can’t find exactly what you want. Bails help you create your own unique pendants, and give you a way to attach them to the rest of your project.
Article from: http://www.webeads.com/what-is-a-bail/
They have all sorts of different bail styles. You can find them with obvious or hidden loops, hinges so they can open and allow you to change out your pendants without dismantling the entire jewelry piece, with bead holders to create a bead pendant, or as blanks with flat places to glue something to.
Some pendants come with a bail built in (a way to hook the pendant to the wire, like a loop or hook, etc…), but sometimes you can’t find exactly what you want. Bails help you create your own unique pendants, and give you a way to attach them to the rest of your project.
Article from: http://www.webeads.com/what-is-a-bail/