Colourful background #2011
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

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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

Background pattern 333 (version 2) #1739
 Blue  CC 0

The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i

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Colourful background #2009
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

Background pattern 238 #2229
 Red  CC 0

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

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"Dark Brick Wall", Background Pattern #1024
 Stone  CC BY-SA 3.0

Like the name suggests, this background image consists of a pattern of dark bricks. It may be an option for you, if you are looking for something that looks like a brick wall for use as a background on web pages. It's not a masterpiece, but looks pretty nice when is tiled.

Source V. Hartikainen

Tessellation 15 (colour 2) #2221
 Yellow  CC 0

The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

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Tessellation 15 (colour) #2222
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The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

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Decorative divider 293 #1752
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From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.

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Background pattern 339 (colour 2) #1707
 Green  CC 0

The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

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Retro Circles Background 4@2X #421
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Retro Circles Background 4

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Floral design 70 #2520
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Traced from a drawing in 'Household Stories from the Collection of the Brothers Grimm', Wilhelm Carl Grimm , 1882.

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