Dark Metallic Background Pattern #1088
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A dark background pattern/texture of a dimpled metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
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Background pattern 271 #2058
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 282 #1857
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Natural Paper #833
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Subtle White Feathers@2X #1104
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
SOS #1180
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
Colourful background #2007
Colorful CC 0Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
"Beige Stone", Seamless Web Texture #1031
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0It looks like a polished stone surface to me. Download it for free, as always.
Source V. Hartikainen
Floral divider 6 #1748
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Classy Fabric@2X #612
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Lego background #2428
Colorful CC 0Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
Cincinnati tablet 2 #2146
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
Paper model of a tetrahedron #139
Unknow CC 0Paper model of a tetrahedron. Modelo de papel de um tetraedro.
Source laobc
Background pattern 308 (colour 2) #1871
Green CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Grey Washed Wall #1128
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Vintage pattern #1960
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
"Pink Bump Dots", Background Tile #1234
Pink CC BY-SA 3.0A free background tile with a pattern of pink bump dots. This background tile is sweet! Moreover, it's designed for use as website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Small Steps #1312
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This ons is quite old school looking. Retro, even. I like it.
Source Arno Declercq
PS Neutral #1134
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
Subtle Dark Vertical@2X #608
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Kinda Jean@2X #1063
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Brick & Red #1374
Wall CC 0Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Heart and rose pattern #2419
Pink CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin