From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
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The basic shapes never get old. Simple triangle pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Jezebel's Daughter', Wilkie Collins 1880
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.
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Looks like an old rug or a computer chip.
Source Patutin Sergey
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
If you’re sick of the fancy 3D, grunge and noisy patterns, take a look at this flat 2D brick wall.
Source Listvetra
Medium gray fabric pattern with 45-degree lines going across.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a seamless pattern made using a bird's face.
Source Yamachem
Floral patterns might not be the hottest thing right now, but you never know when you need it!
Source Lauren
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
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Seamless Prismatic Geometric Pattern With Background
Source GDJ
Here I have tried to create something that would look like maple wood. Not sure how well it's turned out, but at least it looks like wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
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From a drawing in 'La Principauté de Liège et les Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle', Société des Bibliophiles Liégeois ,1887.
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