Background pattern 239 (colour 2) #2216
Red CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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Egg Shell@2X #862
Light CC BY-SA 3.0It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Decorative divider #1986
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Geometric pattern #2006
Grid CC 0A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Circles pattern #1917
Yellow CC 0Fix side and a seamless pattern formed from circles.
Source SliverKnight
Iron Grip #587
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
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
Background pattern 308 (colour 2) #1871
Green CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Wavy background #2018
Colorful CC 0CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Background pattern black #2028
Dark CC 0Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 214 (colour 2) #2376
Red CC 0A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Black Linen #63
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Decorative divider 191 #2515
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Floral background #1975
Colorful CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 258 #2135
Dark CC 0Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Street Art Pattern #1196
Concrete CC BY-SA 3.0Looks as if it's spray painted on the wall. You can be sure that this pattern will seamlessly fill your backgrounds on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern pink #1948
Pink CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Lego background #266
Noise CC 0Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
Fruit on a branch #1969
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 274 #2041
Dark CC 0Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Debut Dark #1014
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
Smooth Wall@2X #28
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
ed62's pattern remixed #1728
Dark CC 0The original has been presented as black on transparent and stored in the pattern definitions. To retrieve the unit tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin