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A ball-jointed doll is any doll that is articulated with ball and socket joints.

In contemporary usage when referring to modern dolls, and particularly when using the acronyms BJD or ABJD, it usually refers to modern Asian ball-jointed dolls.

Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959.

American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.

American Girl is an American line of dolls released in 1986 by Pleasant Company.

The dolls portray eight- to eleven-year-old girls of a variety of ethnicities.

They are sold with accompanying books told from the viewpoint of the girls.

Originally the stories focused on various periods of American history, but were expanded in 1995 to include characters and stories from contemporary life.

Aside from the original American Girl dolls, the buyer also has the option to purchase dolls that look like them.

The options for the line of Truly Me dolls range from eye color, eye shape, skin color, hair texture, and hair length.

A variety of related clothing and accessories is also available.

In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before being cut out and assembled.

Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use.

The process of making or cutting patterns is sometimes condensed to the one-word Patternmaking but it can also be written pattern making or pattern cutting.

A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children.

Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials such as clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.

The earliest documented dolls go back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome.

The use of dolls as toys was documented in Greece around 100 AD.

They have been made as crude, rudimentary playthings as well as elaborate art.

Modern doll manufacturing has its roots in Germany, going back to the 15th century.

With industrialization and new materials such as porcelain and plastic, dolls were increasingly mass-produced.

During the 20th century, dolls became increasingly popular as collectibles.