Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
A seamless texture of black leather. I think it will look best when used in headers, footers or sidebars.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless dark leather-like background texture with diagonal lines that look like stitches.
Source V. Hartikainen
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A free web background image with a seamless concrete-like texture and an Indian-red color.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a drawing in 'Poems', James Smith, 1881.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
Seamless Olive Green Web Background Image
Source V. Hartikainen
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen