From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Recreated 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.
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More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
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A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda
The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
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Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
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Some dark 45 degree angles creating a nice pattern. Huge.
Source Dark Sharp Edges
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
Nice and simple crossed lines in dark gray tones.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Used the 6th circle pattern designed by Viscious-Speed to create a print that can be used for card making or scrapbooking. Save as a PDF file for the best printing option.
Source Lovinglf
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mdmelo.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
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Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin