From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Very simple, very blu(e). Subtle and nice.
Source Seb Jachec
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop
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
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
A chequerboard pattern with a fruit theme. The fruits are from a posting by inkscapeforum.it.
Source Firkin
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin