From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A textured blue background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Carbon fiber is never out of fashion, so here is one more style for you.
Source Alfred Lee
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Tiny circle waves, almost like the ocean.
Source Sagive
A seamlessly tileable pink background texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
More bright luxury. This is a bit larger than fancy deboss, and with a bit more noise.
Source Viszt Péter
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald