Background pattern 225 (colour 3) #2325
Pink CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
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Background pattern 323 #1807
Red CC 0Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background #528
Noise CC 0Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Parquet flooring pattern (colour 2) #2426
Green CC 0A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.
Source Firkin
Zodiac pattern (black background) #267
Dark CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.
Source Firkin
Gradient Squares@2X #694
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0It’s big, it’s gradient—and it’s square.
Source Brankic1979
60º lines@2X #26
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Never out of fashion and so much hotter than the 45º everyone knows, here is a sweet 60º line pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 230 (colour 2) #2302
Green CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Arches@2X #716
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Graphcoders Lil Fiber #729
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Old Cardboard, Background Texture #1213
Cardboard CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern green #1944
Green CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
White tiles@2X #728
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple white rotated tile pattern.
Source Another One
Background pattern pink and colours #2032
Colorful CC 0A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 26 (black) #199
Dark CC 0Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
Type #276
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Rough Diagonal@2X #692
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
Background pattern 251 (colour 5) #2163
Red CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Leafy pattern 11 #1765
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Fruit on a branch #1968
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Fabric pattern 2 (colour 3) #2394
Fabric CC 0Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Textured Paper Background (Vanilla Yellow) #1219
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Old Mathematics #43
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.
Source Josh Green
Cork Floor #1281
Yellow CC 0Zero CC tileable cork floor, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Vichy@2X #72
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda