Checkered Pattern #322
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
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Crow and bird pattern #1965
Dark CC 0CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
Background pattern 245 (colour 3) #2190
Blue CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Flower 193 #1794
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
Source Firkin
Subtle Stripes@2X #752
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
Shattered #951
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
Background pattern #2000
Dark CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Exclusive Paper #23
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background@2X #500
Light CC 0Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Floral background 21 (colour) #1784
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Tessellation 15 (colour 2) #2221
Yellow CC 0The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Geometric pattern #2005
Grid CC 0A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Floral background 21 #1785
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Rough Concrete Surface #1194
Concrete CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless texture of a rough concrete surface.
Source V. Hartikainen
White tiles@2X #728
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple white rotated tile pattern.
Source Another One
Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background@2X #804
Light CC 0Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Floral divider 6 #1748
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Glassy Orange Pattern #1315
Orange CC BY-SA 3.0This pattern comes in orange, and it looks as if it is "made of glass".
Source V. Hartikainen
Ice Age #637
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Decorative divider 247 #2077
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Brushed Alum Dark #65
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
Padded #61
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie