From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
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I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
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One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
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Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
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From a drawing in 'Handbook of the excursions proposed to be made by the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, on the 27th and 28th of May, 1857', Edward Trollope, 1857.
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Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
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Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
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Inspired by this, I came up with this pattern. Madness!
Source Atle Mo
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.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
This is the remix of "Background pattern 115" uploaded by "Firkin".Thanks.
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
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A seamless pattern formed from a sports car on clker.com. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida