Firetoys Aerial Silks - Medium Stretch - 150cm width


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Description

Firetoys high-quality, professional aerial silk (also known as aerial fabric, tissus, or ribbon) are the UK's best selling silks by far, and with good reason!

Key stats: 150cm wide, 75 denier, 100% polyester, medium stretch, made in the UK. 

Please note the size listed is the total length of the silk. Aerial silks are rigged from the centre, so the working length is a little under half the total length.

Need a length not listed? Click here to request a custom size. 

Rigging Available Separately
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Aerial Safety

Aerial equipment should never be used unsupervised, please consult a professional.

Everything below assumes you have a suitable and safe rigging point, like a professionally installed rigging point or a reputable and rated freestanding rig. Not every home/studio will be the same, so we cannot advise on this part. If you haven’t established a safe rigging point, please do this first with the help of a structural engineer/experienced rigger/professional familiar with what you're hanging and where you're hanging it.

Check out our aerial blogs for more information.

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Non-slip and durable

Firetoys aerial silks are synonymous with premium quality. Our fully certified professional standard silks are made from a durable, ladder resistant fabric.

The material's non-slip textured finish provides more grip than other aerial silks but still retains a sheen under stage lights.

The 150cm wide, 75 denier 100% polyester fabric creates a chunky grip. The fabric's durability makes it very well suited to studios and high use environments.

performer on purple silks

Bounce and stretch

These medium-stretch silks are ideal for more advanced moves where some bounce is beneficial to cushion impacts from drops.

Medium-stretch silks require more energy to climb than our low-stretch Prodigy silks, making them slightly harder to climb for absolute beginners.

Please note the stretch will reduce a little over time.

Prodigy figure of 8 rigged with a white background

Rig with a figure 8

A popular lightweight and high strength rigging solution, designed to easily separate the tails of the silks. The knot is simple to tie and will tighten under load.

Ideal for lower spaces and for those who regularly travel with equipment.

Weight: 254g


Rig with a silks hook

The large round barrel of this hook distributes the user's load more broadly along the length of the silks, meaning no one part of your fabric is under more load than the others. The larger surface area also makes the knot slightly easier to undo.

Ideal for studios, or those with more permanent set ups.

Weight: 660g

Aerial Silks Selection

Confused about which silks you want? Are some of the terms here hard to wrap your brain around? Here's a handy video to help you out!

Aerial Silks Rigging

A primer on the different ways silks can be rigged, and what kit you might need.

Additional Rigging components

Swivels? Slings? Where do these fit in? You bet we also have a video for you on this!

How do these silks compare?

Firetoys Aerial Silks

Medium stretch, chunky fabric in 13 beautiful colours

Firetoys Youth Silks

Same Medium Stretch, narrower fabric for smaller hands.

Prodigy Aerial Silks

Wider fabric with a beautiful sheen and lower stretch.

Prodigy Multicolour

Gorgeous patterns on a 280cm wide silk with impressive grip.

doubles performance on dual colour silks

Slack drops

All aerial fabrics are prone to reaching high temperatures during long or high-energy slack drops, which can result in small melted patches and holes. These holes are caused primarily by the friction of the fabric rubbing against itself and the performer during high-speed movement. Correct technique, clothing, and fabric choice will help your fabrics last longer.

All nylon and low-stretch fabrics, like the Prodigy silks, are more susceptible to this phenomenon than the stretchy polyester of Firetoys silks.

You should always take care when practising slack drops and be aware of the heat you can generate during these drops. If you regularly perform slack drops, you will need to inspect the entire length of your fabric regularly, and the fabric will need replacing more often.

Selvedge

Firetoys silks have tenter holes at the edges where the fabric is manufactured.

For comfort and aesthetics, these tenter holes have been trimmed off to ensure a uniform width and look.

green silks outdoors on a big rig with the ocean in background

UK made, tested, and certified

Regularly safety tested at independent & certified testing facilities

  •  Working Load Limit (WLL) : 128kg
  • Factor Of Safety (FOS) 7:1

Working Load Limits are based on deformation, not destruction. Never exceed the manufacturer's WLL.

Customers praised these aerial silks for "incredible quality" with vibrant colors and excellent grip. The medium stretch provides cushioning for drops, though some beginners found it challenging to climb. While most loved the "super stretchy" fabric that's "comfortable" and "soft," a few found it too stretchy initially. The stretch diminishes after 4-6 months of use.

  • 5 stars: 72 (85%)
  • 4 stars: 8 (9%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 5 (6%)
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Anonymous (Germany)
White / 18 metres (ideal for 8m rigging height)
Great Quality

very good quality and quick delivery

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Marisa C. (United Kingdom)
Hot Pink / 12 metres (ideal for 5m rigging height)
Amazing Service

The most friendly great staff who are ready to help with all enquiries and passionate about circus

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Megan A. (United Kingdom)
Hot Pink / 12 metres (ideal for 5m rigging height)
Amazing thanks!

Incredible quality, great communication & delivery!!! Highly recommend!

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Katelyn
Beautiful

The quality of these silks is top notch, the color is perfect and the customer service is equivalent! My silks got lost in FedEx land and Firetoys customer support resent my silks in time for my studios opening!

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Lily
Best silks out there in my opinion

Love these!!! Gorgeous purple color and really nice stretch and grip, 100 percent recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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First t.s.
Best Silks in the market

These silks are just the right amount of stretch and grip. I would definitely recommend for everyone. At first I thought they were too thick and stretchy but over time it became perfect. The color is vibrant and fresh. Would buy again:)

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june
not to thick not to thin over all pleased but a little stretchy

good

not too thick, not too thin over all pleased but a little stretchy

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cole
it sucks

I used it many times and within 4 months nothing happened, they claimed it would get better but it didn't very upset.

Note from Firetoys: these silks will change over time and lose some stretch, but each individual or studio's amount and type of use will differ.

For silk with low stretch, we recommend the Prodigy Aerial Silks.

Don't hesitate to contact our customer services if you're unhappy with your order; we are here to help, and we're happy to help!

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Livie
Buy right now

Omg! I love mine so much click buy right now. You will never regret it. If you do the pin drop (I do it) it is so comfy.

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Ida
lovely silks

I've been using mine for half a year now and absolutely love them! They're nice and chunky and have a good grip without any rosin or grip sprays! The stretch gives a nice cushion and bounce to drops and takes some getting used to, but now I wouldn't want to go back to less stretchy silks. The yellow color is beautiful and the best shade of yellow I've seen in the market!

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Ellie-May
Talent Show Winner

I ordered these silks for the high ceilings in the gym at my school. I performed on my 66ft silks - and I won the talent show! You can watch me on you tube amazing aerial silk performance talent show may 2017

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elle
Waterfall silks

These silks look great on stage. The colour lights up perfectly and elegantly. Under stage lights they look like a waterfall and I love it.

The elasticity is good enough to support the body during drops without being too bouncy and the fabric is quite grippy.

All in all these silks are a good buy and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

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Zeetaj
Great quality

Bought these as drop cloths for a show. They are lovely quality and a great colour. They light beUtifully too. Would definitely recommend them

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Nat C.
Lovin orange

Love the width and bounce of this fabric. Easy enough to grip texture-wise. Doesn't cut into you in tight wraps as much as some other higher stretch fabrics. My current go to fabric!

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Calvin
Stretchy and grippy but not right for everyone

The product description for Firetoys own brand silks is really accurate and worth reading carefully if you're thinking of buying some as they might not suit everyone. It says they're stretchy and they certainly are. They're great for learning new big drops as they reduce the sudden deceleration but be careful, the extra stretch means you'll travel further than you're used to which can mean you meet the floor (mat!) when you wouldn't with other brands. As it says, they're also quite fat which can make it hard for beginners or people with particularly small hands, and even experienced aerialists tire more quickly. On the other hand all that extra material as well as the grippy fabric makes them much more forgiving of bad technique and you do tend to stay in place when you'd slide on other silks.

Time will tell but they look as if they will last longer than the Voltige silks we also use.

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Olympia
Awesome!

Fast delivery, excellent quality!

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Jedibethanymeows
Love my foretoys silks!

My 60 ft foretoys black silks are to die for! Perfect punt of stretch and durability for me! The silks themselves were not too thin or too thick, def would buy again!

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LAura
Good Stuff!

Good quality, well priced silks arrived well packaged and in good time. Would definitely use this company again!

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Irenica
Good one

This is my first purchase of professional silks, usually I used a polyester ones from fabric stores. It is really good, took me some time to adjust to medium stretch but it's excellent for drops, you feel the bounce. At first felted quite thick but during using thin a little. So happy with colour and satisified with purchase.

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Shannon
Great To Use Right Out Of The Box

These silks are more of a matte look than other silks I have gotten in the past. While other silks I have used feel super slippery at first and take a bit of rosining to break in, these feel grippy and comfortable to perform on immediately out of the package. I have used these with 50 foot ceiling drop points and they feel great on drops, I have also used them on a very low portable rig and they work great in both situations. Shipping was super fast.

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Ttk
Like it ^ ^

Product description is believable. Silk fabric quite strong. I like using record form.

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AerialAcro
Aerial Silks

We really enjoy our FireToys silks but they are a little harder to get used to. Our program teaches 8 year olds and older in Aerial Silks and the younger kiddos are struggling with the amount of stretch it has. Although I love them and know they are better in the long run, the couple feet of stretch are making it a little difficult for our beginners.

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Claire
Very happy customer!

Ordered these and received them two days later in Australia! Really pleased with them - great material, perfect stretch, vibrant colour. Will definitely be ordering anything else from here!

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Lois
Love them

My first set of Silks to call my own. I'm extremely happy with them. Not too stretchy. Really fast delivery. Information leaflet is really helpful for a first time owner.

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Grace
Red Medium Stretch Silks

We perform on these silks every weekend at our weekly gig! They are great!! Amazing quality and the stretch is perfect and great for drops. They are naturally pretty grippy which is so good! Thanks Firetoys <3

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Annie
10-Oct

Really like the material, easy grip and not too thick, great colour. My first set of silks, perfect for use in the home. Very quick delivery, faff free!

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Brandon
Incredible!

These silks are among quality, good thickness and a beautiful colour! Fast dispatch and delivery - very happy customer!

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RoguePlay
Top notch

We are a Circus Theatre Company and we just love using Firetoys silks. They have great elasticity so absorb weight on big drops, great friction and even though a little thick when new, they soon thin out a little so easy to hold and handle. Great for beginners as well with regards to the friction of the fabric. All round, we have used Firetoys silks for classes and performances and would continue to do so. Super duper!

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Detai
Very Happy

These silks have a nice grip, not too thick, no too thin. The stretch is low but still present and is definitely good for use in the home, which is what I am doing. The shipment and payment were both quick and easy. Overall very pleased.

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Lyndsey
More grip than the Volige silks

The firetoys silks are slightly wider which provides a slightly different grip to the voltige. The material is soft and has a much better grip. There is less of a sheen on the material and I would certainly buy another set.