Decorative divider 231 #2149
Dark CC 0From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
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Zig-zag pattern #2418
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Iron Grip@2X #588
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
Background pattern 21 #205
Light CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Classy Fabric #611
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Cardboard Flat@2X #962
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black@2X #786
Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
Lorem Ipsum Background #1071
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
Square ornament 41 #2085
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Seamless Wood Pattern #889
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.
Source V. Hartikainen
Norwegian Rose #857
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
Rushes divider #2152
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
Vichy@2X #72
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda
Decorative divider 272 #1925
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 189 #2518
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
Small Crosses #115
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
Subtle Surface #925
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Otis Redding@2X #1005
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Otis Ray Redding was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. So you know.
Source Thomas Myrman
Type #276
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Triangular Seamless Pattern III With Background #273
Dark CC 0Prismatic Triangular Seamless Pattern III With Background
Source GDJ
Background pattern 223 (colour 3) #2351
Green CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Pink Clouds Background #1230
Pink CC BY-SA 3.0Actually, there's no clouds in it, but I think it looks quite nice.
Source V. Hartikainen
Cross pattern (negative) #2332
Dark CC 0A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Floral background 19 #1833
Dark CC 0Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Osckar
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 297 #1746
Pink CC 0From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
Source Firkin
Purty Wood@2X #678
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
Connected #348
Light CC BY-SA 3.0White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins