It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
That’s what it is, a dark dot. Or sort of carbon looking.
Source Tsvetelin Nikolov
A brown metallic grid pattern layered on top of a dark fabric texture. It should look great when using as a tiled background on web pages, especially blogs.
Source V. Hartikainen
Neat little photography icon pattern.
Source Hossam Elbialy
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black
Source GDJ
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857
Source Firkin
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Retro Circles Background 7 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Zero CC tileable ground (#2) cracked, crackled texture, made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin