Fabric pattern 2 (colour 2) #2395
Fabric CC 0Not 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.
Source Firkin
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Background pattern 232 #2297
Dark CC 0Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.
Source Firkin
Spotted Light Yellow BG Pattern #1216
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 264 #2071
Orange CC 0The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Wave Grind #1132
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background@2X #537
Diamond CC 0Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 10 #521
Noise CC 0Abstract Tiled Background Extended 10
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black@2X #460
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
Washi #288
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
Background pattern 308 (colour 5) #1869
Blue CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Dark Brown Wood Background (Tile-able) #886
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Tile-able Dark Brown Wood Background. Feel free to use it as a background image in your designs or somewhere on the web. By the way, the color seems to be close to Coffee Brown.
Source V. Hartikainen
Heart and rose pattern #2419
Pink CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 246 (colour 4) #2183
Green CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Leafy decorative divider #1760
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Tasky@2X #668
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
Background pattern 213 (colour) #2411
Colorful CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. A version of the original with random colors.
Source Firkin
Wood Pattern@2X #371
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.
Source Alexey Usoltsev
Colourful bricks pattern (no background) #265
Noise CC 0Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Diagonal Striped Brick #679
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith