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Goal. The story of Ninni's Italian pattern system, which I named Italian pattern system à la Ninni, is a story of a person's enthusiasm and inspiration that is today a concept in the Swedish-speaking institutes in southern Finland. The study material that is now being developed is primarily intended for students at the Adult Education Institutes. Pattern drawing is an essential part of the clothing process. The pattern determines the appearance of the garment and how it fits the wearer. Because few women have standard measures, according to measures are used in the industry and in commercial patterns, therefore there is a need to produce patterns according to their own measures. After drawing a basic pattern, there are endless possibilities to design personal garments. The drawing of the basic pattern is a systematic process and requires clear instructions. Methods. Ninni (Jane-Ann Eager) who used the Italian pattern system she learned in her youth in Italy, had the key role in the study. I interviewed Ninni several times during the study. The course participants who attended Ninni's courses were asked to answer a questionnaire and 28 people answered the questionnaire in which the users' needs and wishes regarding a study material was examined. The last part of the study consisted of two tests of the material in practice, first on one of my own pattern drawing courses where eight women under supervision used the material. At the last stage, the material was refined after a test person independently used the material to produce a basic pattern for herself. Results and conclusions. This action research has developed a study material for the Italian pattern system. An instruction booklet was produced based on the wishes and needs of the users and Ninni. In addition to the written numbered instructions, the booklet also contains figures to support the pattern drawing. The instructions is for drawing a basic pattern. The next step would be to describe how these basic patterns are used for planning patterns for different clothes.