A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a design found in 'Konstantinápolyi emlékeim', Miklos Chriszto, 1893.
Source Firkin
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background
Source GDJ
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Spice up your next school project with this icon background.
Source Swetha
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin