Background pattern 270 #2061
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A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

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Light Grey Floral Motif@2X #345
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.

Source GraphicsWall

Pool Table@2X #176
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.

Source Caveman

Background pattern 220 #2360
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A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Derived from a design in 'Storia del Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze', Aurelio Gotti, 1889.

Source Firkin

Stripy checkerboard pattern 2 #1767
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Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts

Source Firkin

Decorative divider 253 #2064
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From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.

Source Firkin

Silver Scales@2X #190
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.

Source Alex Parker

Xv #314
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.

Source Lasma

ed62's pattern remixed #1728
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The 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

Colourful background #2009
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Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 2@2X #417
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Retro Squares Background 2

Source GDJ

Decorative divider 252 #2065
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Remix from a drawing in 'Ostatnie chwile powstania styczniowego', Zygmunt Sulima, 1887.

Source Firkin

Black Linen@2X #64
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Cross pattern #2333
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A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin