Decorative divider 288 #1820
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From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.

Source Firkin

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Paper 2@2X #22
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 21 #205
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A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.

Source Firkin

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 1 #2452
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From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black #408
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Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black

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Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse #197
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Black And White Floral Pattern Background from PDP.

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Tessellation 16 #2215
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The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

fishnet 01 #2475
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The image depicts a seamless pattern of a fishnet with a plenty of fish.It may be a lucky charm for fishermen.

Source Yamachem

Background pattern 269 #2062
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A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black #404
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Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black

Source GDJ

Black Linen@2X #64
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In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 258 (colour) #2134
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Remixed 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

Decorative divider 230 #2150
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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

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black #441
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Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Paper 1@2X #16
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Tessellation 16 (colour 2) #2214
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The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin