Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A repeating gloomy background image. This one consists of a pattern of black chains layered on top of a dark textured background.
Source V. Hartikainen
A series of 5 patterns. That’s what the P stands for, if you didn’t guess it.
Source Dima Shiper
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless green background texture. The image is distributed under a Creative Commons License (like all of the images here).
Source V. Hartikainen