In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte der Deutschen im Mittelalter' Franz von Loeher, 1891. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A background pattern with blue on white vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
A criss-cross pattern similar to one I saw mown into a sports field.
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
A seamless paper background texture colored in pale yellow. This seamless texture is ideal for those who need a yellow background image for their website. The texture resembles paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
The basic shapes never get old. Simple triangle pattern.
Source Atle Mo
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste