Diagonal Noise #181
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
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Floral pattern 7 (colour 6) #2286
Brown CC 0Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 224 #2206
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 #271
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
Background pattern 214 (colour 5) #2374
Green CC 0A 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
Farmer@2X #660
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
Flourish 2 #2299
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 195 #2587
Grid CC 0Inspired by a pattern I saw in a 19th century book. This seamless pattern was created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Tree and bird pattern #1983
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 226 (colour 6) #2316
Pink CC 0A 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.
Source Firkin
Circles pattern #1917
Yellow CC 0Fix side and a seamless pattern formed from circles.
Source SliverKnight
Background pattern 245 (colour 4) #2189
Yellow CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Desert Camo Print #255
Fabric CC 0Here's a camo print with more tan and less green, such as might be used in a desert scenario. This is tileable, so it can be used as a wallpaper or background.
Source Eady
Floral design 87 #1886
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Floral background 17 (colour 3) #1849
Blue CC 0Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by theasad121
Source Firkin
Reticular Tissue #763
Light CC BY-SA 3.0The act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated, a wrinkle; fold; furrow; ridge.
Source Anna Litvinuk
Wood #1271
Wood CC 0Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
Tasky@2X #668
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
Leafy pattern 12 #1764
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Tessellation 15 (colour 2) #2221
Yellow CC 0The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Penrose pattern #1956
Colorful CC 0A seamless pattern made from the gold Penrose triangle by GDJ and the two remixes
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3 #270
Noise CC BY-SA 3.0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
Background pattern 336 (colour 2) #1720
Green CC 0Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
Black Mamba@2X #58
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.
Source Federica Pelzel