Floral background 22 (colour) #1779
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
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Star pattern #2410
Brown CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Dark Mosaic #121
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
Background pattern 214 (colour 4) #2373
Yellow CC 0A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 245 #2079
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Padded@2X #62
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Background pattern 26 (black) #199
Dark CC 0Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
Brushed Alum@2X #68
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
ecorative divider 190 #2516
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Micro Carbon@2X #8
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Decorative divider 300 #1715
Dark CC 0Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
Background pattern 203 (colour 2) #2485
Green CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Tactile Noise@2X #6
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A 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
SubtleNet@2X #856
Light CC BY-SA 3.0You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
Background pattern 251 (colour 2) #2166
Yellow CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Floral pattern 15 #1753
Dark CC 0The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 240 #2086
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Textured Orange Stripe Pattern #997
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A textured orange background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sewn Stripes Pattern #964
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless pattern of "sewn stripes" colored in light gray.
Source V. Hartikainen
Rice Paper 2@2X #341
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Floral background 2 #2471
Yellow CC 0Background formed from the original with an emboss effect.
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12 #523
Noise CC 0Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ
"Pink Bump Dots", Background Tile #1234
Pink CC BY-SA 3.0A free background tile with a pattern of pink bump dots. This background tile is sweet! Moreover, it's designed for use as website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Crisp Paper Ruffles@2X #842
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
Background pattern 269 #2062
Dark CC 0A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Subtle Stripes #751
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa