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

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Vintage pattern 2 #2295
 Yellow  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Glass block pattern #2477
 Brown  CC 0

Produced using the clouds, flames and glass blocks plug-ins in Paint.net and the resulting .PNG vectorised with Vector Magic.

Source Firkin

Background pattern pink #1954
 Pink  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Micro Carbon@2X #8
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

Black Linen 2 #103
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.

Source Atle Mo

Retro Squares Background 6 #396
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 6

Source GDJ

Elastoplast@2X #283
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.

Source Josh Green

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ

Groovepaper #577
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.

Source Isaac

Wood Pattern@2X #371
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.

Source Alexey Usoltsev

Light Honeycomb #59
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.

Source Federica Pelzel

Fabric pattern (colour 6) #2397
 Fabric  CC 0

Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 290 #1932
 Dark  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin