Decorative divider 271 #1923
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Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.

Source Firkin

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Faded Yellow Stripes, Background Pattern #933
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Floral design 71 #2429
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From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 306 (colour 2) #1881
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background@2X #415
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background

Source GDJ

Carbon Fiber@2X #4
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.

Source Atle Mo

Diamond pattern (colour 5) #2281
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From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Vintage tile background (colour 3) #2246
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A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Glossy Diagonal Stripes, Background Pattern #908
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.

Source V. Hartikainen

Project Papper #119
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?

Source Rafael Almeida

Felt@2X #301
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.

Source Atle Mo

Dark Steel Grid Background Pattern #1081
 Metal  CC BY-SA 3.0

Here's a dark background pattern that contains a steel grid pattern as a texture. Use it as a website background or for other purposes. It's free!

Source V. Hartikainen

Green Dust & Scratches #107
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black@2X@2X #444
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Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4

Source GDJ

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background@2X #492
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Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Clover with background #237
 Paper  CC 0

Clover with background for St. Patrick's Day. Add to a card with a doily, ribbon, a leprechaun or other embellishments.

Source BAJ