From 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
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
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Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
White handmade paper pattern with small bumps.
Source Marquis
Used a cherry by doctormo to make this seamless pattern
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Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
The tile this fill pattern is based on can be had by using shift+alt+i on the rectangle.
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Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
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As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Textured Red Brown Plastic, Free Background Pattern. Although there's already enough plastic in our lives, let's bring it to the web too.)
Source V. Hartikainen
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
Tiny circle waves, almost like the ocean.
Source Sagive
People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.
Source Firkin