Hövej, the village famous of its handiwork is situated south of Kapuvár along the Répce. Horváth Borbála naturalized the basis of the white embroidery of Hövej belonging to the Nagyszombat area in the 1860's. The women and girls of Höveji made the embroidery for the rich peasantry of the area from the end of the 19th century.

The basic material of the embroidery of Hövej, linen was exchanged for the light flax batiste in the 20th century. Nowadays the hard cotton is becoming popular. Different stitches ornament the embroidery of Hövej.

The patterns are made up of rosette, branches with leaves and sometimes of bouquets. The taste of the commissioners often influences the piece in case of the Kapuvár costume. They are not always white either, now the color red also appeared on them. The oldest pieces displayed at the exhibition are from the 1890's. Some of the techniques on them are by now forgotten.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the handiwork made by the peasantry became popular among the civic population, Soon this process lead to the separation of folk arts to parts. From the 1920 and 1930’s the pieces were not only made for the use of the peasantry but also for the order of the citizens of towns as well. Some began to design, others did embroidery. Among the designers, the master of folk art Pócza Margit influenced the development of the embroidery of Hövej the most. Towards the end of her life, she deviated from the traditional symmetric construction and patterns as well as material.

Besides the blouses, ribbons etc according to fashion nowadays the motifs of the embroidery of Höveh also appears on cups, plates etc after the work of Ivánkovics Katalin.