Fabric pattern (colour 5) #2398
Fabric CC 0Alternative 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.
Source Firkin
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Small Steps #1312
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This ons is quite old school looking. Retro, even. I like it.
Source Arno Declercq
Green Cup #1211
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0I scanned a paper coffee cup. You know, in case you need it.
Source Atle Mo
Grey Washed Wall@2X #1129
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Stucco #294
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 #409
Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 3) #2037
Colorful CC 0The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Paper Fibers@2X #1061
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
Decorative divider 200 #2420
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 308 (colour 3) #1870
Colorful CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Circles@2X #186
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
Background pattern 252 (colour) #2161
Colorful CC 0Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 41 #262
Fabric CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 199 #2436
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Jardyne's Wife', Charles Wills, 1891.
Source Firkin
Black Metallic Pattern #1090
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A free black metallic background pattern. Here's a new pattern I made that looks metallic.
Source V. Hartikainen
Light Orange Brown Wallpaper #911
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A free light orange brown wallpaper with vertical stripes designed for use as a tiled background on websites. An yet another background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
One in a Million #1346
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Nicely executed tiling for an interesting pattern.
Source Ignasi Àvila Padró
Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale #814
Dark CC 0Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale
Source GDJ
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background@2X #810
Noise CC 0Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Feathered #1324
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox