Background pattern 240 #2209
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
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Wild Oliva #988
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Wild Oliva or Oliva Wilde? Darker than the others, sort of a medium dark pattern.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Tree and bird pattern #1983
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Fruit on a branch #1967
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Light Paper Fibers #835
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Desert Camo Print #255
Fabric CC 0Here's a camo print with more tan and less green, such as might be used in a desert scenario. This is tileable, so it can be used as a wallpaper or background.
Source Eady
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background@2X #574
Noise CC 0Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background@2X #810
Noise CC 0Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
tortoise in tortoiseshell #2537
Grid CC 0The image depicts a seamless pattern of a tortoise in tortoiseshell (hexagon).
Source Yamachem
Classy Fabric #611
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Dark Brown Fabric-Like Texture #963
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen
"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
Page ornament 54 #2059
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
White Brushed@2X #1184
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
Carbon Fiber v2 #105
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.
Source Atle Mo
Asfalt@2X #928
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Bright Squares@2X #88
Light CC BY-SA 3.0It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.
Source Waseem Dahman
Groovepaper #577
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Orange-red Pattern #995
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Orange-red pattern for tiled backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Tessellation 9 #2548
Grid CC 0A seamless tessellation pattern. To get the tile this is formed from, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin