From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
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 design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.
Source Stefan Aleksić
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
Inspired by a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte', Freidrich Hellwald, 1896.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
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Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
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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
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
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From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
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Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.
Source V. Hartikainen
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ