Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
It’s big, it’s gradient—and it’s square.
Source Brankic1979
Zero CC plastic pattern texture, photographed and made by me. CC0 *Note, this texture was on the perfectly smooth surface of a plastic shovel scraper, not sure how to call it. Plz coment if you know what its called.
Source Sojan Janso
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
A free background pattern with abstract green tiles.
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
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
Tiny, tiny 3D cubes. Reminds me of the good old pattern from k10k.
Source Etienne Rallion
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay, CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Wild Oliva or Oliva Wilde? Darker than the others, sort of a medium dark pattern.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen
Dare I call this a «flat pattern»? Probably not.
Source Dax Kieran