Diagonal Noise@2X #182
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
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Carbon Fiber@2X #4
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.
Source Atle Mo
Subtle Dots #921
Light CC BY-SA 3.0As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Star pattern #2410
Brown CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless Textured Paper Background #1075
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless textured paper for backgrounds. Colored in pale orange hues.
Source V. Hartikainen
White tiles@2X #728
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple white rotated tile pattern.
Source Another One
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 2 #2451
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 215 (colour 4) #2368
Green CC 0A grid of squares with green colours. Since the colours are randomly distributed it is automatically seamless.
Source Firkin
Leafy decorative divider #1760
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background #571
Noise CC 0Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
White Carbon Fiber #823
Light CC BY-SA 3.0More carbon fiber for your collections. This time in white or semi-dark gray.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Light Wool #695
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Tileable Off-white Background #1191
Concrete CC BY-SA 3.0A free tileable background colored in off-white (antique white) color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Low Contrast Linen #863
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
Arches@2X #716
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Graphcoders Lil Fiber #729
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse #196
Dark CC 0Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse
Source GDJ
Background pattern 320 #1830
Pink CC 0Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
Floral design #1985
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider #1986
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design@2X #791
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2@2X #568
Dark CC 0Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Vintage pattern #2296
Brown CC 0Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin