Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Inspired by this, I came up with this pattern. Madness!
Source Atle Mo
Green Web Background, Seamless tile.
Source V. Hartikainen
A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
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I scanned a paper coffee cup. You know, in case you need it.
Source Atle Mo
An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
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Like the name says, light and gray, with some small dots and circles.
Source Brenda Lay
The original enhanced with one of Inkscapes's filters.
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Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which 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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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Retro Circles Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.
Source GDJ
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
This is the third pattern called Dark Denim, but hey, we all love them!
Source Brandon Jacoby