Elegant Grid@2X #317
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.

Source GraphicsWall

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Black Mamba@2X #58
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.

Source Federica Pelzel

Floral Seamless Pattern Background #261
 Fabric  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Geometric pattern #2006
 Grid  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Floral design 91 #1814
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.

Source Firkin

Abstract Ellipses Background #275
 Dark  CC 0

Abstract Ellipses Background

Source GDJ

Floral background 2 #380
 Wall  CC 0

Background formed from the original with an emboss effect

Source GDJ

WaveCut@2X #76
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.

Source Ian Soper

Background pattern 333 (version 2) #1739
 Blue  CC 0

The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Diagonal Noise #181
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.

Source Christopher Burton

Fleurs-de-lys pattern 2 (colour) #2204
 Colorful  CC 0

Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.

Source Firkin

Cincinnati tablet 2 #2146
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.

Source Firkin

"Gold Buttons", Pale Yellow BG Pattern #1215
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!

Source V. Hartikainen

Retro Squares Background #414
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background

Source GDJ