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Light Aluminum@2X #305
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.

Source Atle Mo

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
 Noise  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

"Grunge-Like" Background Pattern #1126
 Grunge  CC BY-SA 3.0

Background pattern made in "Grunge-Like" style. Available in both SVG and JPG formats. Edit to your needs then click the download button.

Source V. Hartikainen

My Little Plaid@2X #333
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Repeating squares overlapping.

Source Pete Fecteau

Decorative divider #1986
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.

Source Firkin

Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Retro Squares Background 8 #398
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 8

Source GDJ

Connected@2X #349
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

White circles connecting on a light gray background.

Source Mark Collins

Starting Diamond Shape #137
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple blue and line to mix.

Source SliverKnight

fawn spot pattern #2472
 Dark  CC 0

The image depicts a Japanese Edo pattern called "kanoko or 鹿の子" meaning "fawn" which has a fur with small white spots.

Source Yamachem

Background pattern 251 (colour 3) #2165
 Blue  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

"Glossy Pink Fur", Pink Background Pattern #1235
 Pink  CC BY-SA 3.0

Here's a quite bright pink background pattern for use on websites. It doesn't look like a real fur, but it definitely resembles one.

Source V. Hartikainen