Decorative divider 243 #2082
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
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Square ornament 32 #2433
Dark CC 0Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 4) #2036
Colorful CC 0The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Arrows decorative divider #1907
Dark CC 0Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background@2X #472
Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
Source GDJ
Diagonal Striped Brick@2X #680
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Weave@2X #734
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Medium gray pattern with small strokes to give a weave effect.
Source Catherine
Floral pattern 6 (colour 5) #2457
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Wavy background #2020
Green CC 0CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Light Toast #759
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Has nothing to do with toast, but it’s nice and subtle.
Source Pippin Lee
Grid Me #605
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
Decorative divider 213 #2336
Dark CC 0Inspired by a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte', Freidrich Hellwald, 1896.
Source Firkin
tortoise in tortoiseshell #2537
Grid CC 0The image depicts a seamless pattern of a tortoise in tortoiseshell (hexagon).
Source Yamachem
Floral background 22 (colour) #1779
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
"Dark Metal Plate", Web Background #1084
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A dark metal plate with an embossed grid pattern and a bit of rust. Here's a dark metal plate texture for use as a tiled background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Paper 3@2X #32
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 302 (colour 2) #1893
Dark CC 0The tile this fill pattern is based on can be had by using shift+alt+i on the rectangle.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 308 (colour 6) #1867
Pink CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
polka dot seamless pattern #2531
Light CC 0The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
Type #276
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
"Seamless Bark", Website Background. #879
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0This background pattern contains a seamless texture of bark. It's not very realistic, but I think it looks quite nice.
Source V. Hartikainen
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 6 #2444
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Wine glass background #2054
Pink CC 0Remixed from an image on Pixabay uploaded by Prawny
Source Firkin
Brushed Alum #67
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
Brick Wall@ #1275
Wall CC 0Zero CC tileable brick texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso