On the upper part on the right they have the "chatelaine" or "sydsulver", which consists of a pair of silver scissors, a silver needle-case and a pin-cussion, while the left is the place for the 'silver locked bag'. But the most characteristic about the womens costume is the head wear with the gold necklaces, bracelets and the broad silver or gold casque (a goldcap covers the entire head).
The women wear various silver or gold ornaments, like a necklace. They also wear black shoes with silver clasps.
The aim of the Ljouwerter Skotsploech is to show these costumes to the public in the most responsible way.
The dancing programme consists of a large number of old Frisian dances, like polka's, mazurka's, walzes and ofcourse the famous Skotse Trije. The group also brings a singing programme of old Frisian songs and the vocal concert "Fryske Trou". In this folkloristic vocal concert, the group depicts old Frisian crafts and sports, wearing the original clothing of that era. The complete programme is accompanied by a violinist and three accordionists.
Because of the beautifull costumes and the folkloristic responsible dances, song and music, the Ljouwerter Skotsploech is often asked to perform both in the Netherlands and elsewhere. The group perfomed in
a lot of country in Europe the rest of the World, with special highlights performing in Bari (Italy) in 1950, in Israël in 1978, Sibiu (Roemenia) in 1990, Tailand in 1991, South-Africa in 1997, Taiwan in 2000
and Mexico in 2002. The members of the group are honoured having the opportunity to represent Friesland anywhere and propogate a piece of Frisian foklore.
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