From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
Source Firkin
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Bright Multicolored Floral Background by Karen Arnold from PDP.
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Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Some more diagonal lines and noise, because you know you want it.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black
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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
This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
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Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
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Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background
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Remixed from a drawing in 'Jezebel's Daughter', Wilkie Collins 1880
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