Background pattern 227 (colour 5) #2310
Colorful CC 0A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
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Background pattern 272 (colour 2) #2056
Pink CC 0A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Fabric pattern (colour 4) #2399
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme. Not 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
Vintage pattern #1960
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
"Maple", Seamless Wood Texture #883
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Here I have tried to create something that would look like maple wood. Not sure how well it's turned out, but at least it looks like wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
Spiral background 2 #2245
Colorful CC 0Remixed from a raster on Pixabay, that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin
SOS #1180
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
Black Thread@2X #600
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Geometric lines are always hot, and this pattern is no exception.
Source Listvetra
Smooth Dark Wall #1266
Wall CC 0Zero CC plastic pattern texture, photographed and made by me. CC0 *Note, this texture was on the perfectly smooth surface of a plastic shovel scraper, not sure how to call it. Plz coment if you know what its called.
Source Sojan Janso
Background pattern 199 #2508
Green CC 0Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
Vertical Cloth@2X #598
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0You just can’t get enough of the fabric patterns, so here is one more for your collection.
Source Krisp Designs
Decorative divider 226 #2178
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Knitted Sweater@2X #1098
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Dark Blue Gray Wallpaper Texture #901
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This seamless background image should look nice on websites. It has a dark blue gray texture with vertical stripes, it tiles seamlessly and, like all of the background images here, it's free. So, if you like it, take it!
Source V. Hartikainen
Escheresque Dark #1064
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Floral pattern 7 (colour 4) #2288
Green CC 0Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Subtle Freckles #89
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo