Background pattern 236 #2249
Dark CC 0Seamless pattern the basic tile for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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Worn Out Cardboard #1214
Cardboard CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless texture of worn out "cardboard".
Source V. Hartikainen
Retina Dust@2X #916
Light CC BY-SA 3.0First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
Argyle #643
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Classy golf-pants pattern, or crossed stripes if you will.
Source Will Monson
Floral design 96 #1789
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Translucent Fibres #943
Light CC BY-SA 3.0The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background@2X #783
Light CC 0Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Shattered@2X #952
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
White Brushed #1183
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
Classy Fabric@2X #612
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Background pattern 308 (colour 5) #1869
Blue CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 234 (colour 4) #2256
Pink CC 0Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Hexellence@2X #706
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Wood #49
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks.
Rocky Wall@2X #42
Light CC BY-SA 3.0High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
Background pattern 19 (black) #203
Dark CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Hexabump #953
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Hexagonal dark 3D pattern. What more can you ask for?
Source Norbert Levajsics
Parquet flooring pattern #2427
Red 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
Leafy pattern 9 #1802
Green CC 0Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by KirstenStar
Source Firkin
Sine wave background 2 #1734
Dark CC 0The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Background Patterns - Ebony #249
Fabric CC 0If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
flower seamless pattern #2272
Brown CC 0This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem