From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
No, not the band but the pattern. Simple squares in gray tones, of course.
Source Atle Mo
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.
Source Dertig Media
It’s a hole, in a pattern. On your website. Dig it!
Source Josh Green
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
A seamless background pattern of dark brown wood planks.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Not the Rebel alliance, but a dark textured pattern.
Source Hendrik Lammers
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background
Source GDJ