From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A 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
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
A 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.
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From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
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A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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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
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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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From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A textured orange background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern of "sewn stripes" colored in light gray.
Source V. Hartikainen
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect.
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ
A 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
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa