Decorative divider 272 #1925
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
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Spiral background 2 #2245
Colorful CC 0Remixed from a raster on Pixabay, that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin
Snowflake pattern remix #156
Dark CC 0The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
Background pattern 257 (colour) #2136
Green CC 0Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Thick Textured Brown Paper #1070
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A repeating background of thick textured paper. Actually, it turned out to look like something between a paper and fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
Ecailles@2X #1043
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Almost like little fish shells, or dragon skin.
Source Graphiste
Blue Stripes Pattern #969
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A textured blue background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
polka dot seamless pattern remix 02 #2495
Pink CC 0This is the remix of "polka dot seamless pattern".The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
Colourful bricks pattern (no background) #265
Noise CC 0Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Light Wool@2X #696
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Vintage pattern #1959
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Paper #657
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Black Linen #63
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Dark Circles@2X #307
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Black Metal Pipes #1089
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0An abstract texture of black metal pipes (seamless).
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless Green Curtain Background #1333
Green CC BY-SA 3.0A free seamless background image with abstract texture of green "curtain".
Source V. Hartikainen
Floral design 71 #2429
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 222 #2208
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
Arches@2X #716
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Fabric Pattern with Stitch Holes #1163
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark Sharp Edges #1320
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Some dark 45 degree angles creating a nice pattern. Huge.
Source Dark Sharp Edges
Project Papper@2X #120
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Faded Yellow Stripes, Background Pattern #1218
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0A 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
Red Gemstone Tiles #1223
Red CC BY-SA 3.0This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fruit on a branch #1969
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin