Background pattern 202 #2491
 Brown  CC 0

Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

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Retro Circles Background 4 #420
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 4

Source GDJ

Background pattern 309 (colour 2) #1865
 Blue  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 298 #1899
 Dark  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Background pattern 308 (colour 6) #1867
 Pink  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background #272
 Light  CC 0

Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 266 #2068
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.

Source Firkin

Tactile Noise@2X #6
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern pink #1948
 Pink  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Background pattern 66@2X #478
 Wall  CC 0

A background pattern drawn in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 315 (colour 3) #1843
 Green  CC 0

The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 4@2X #419
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 4

Source GDJ

Paper 1@2X #16
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern purple #1952
 Colorful  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Seamless Wood Pattern #889
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.

Source V. Hartikainen