Flourish 2 #2299
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
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Diamond pattern (colour 6) #2280
Yellow CC 0From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 223 (colour 3) #2351
Green CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Light Paper Fibers #835
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Light Honeycomb@2X #60
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
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
Decorative divider 283 (version 2) #1855
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
"Blue Marble", Tileable Background #1027
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Background pattern 222 #2345
Green CC 0Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Gray Sand #17
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A dark gray, sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
White Wave #681
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
Cardboard Flat@2X #962
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Floral design 100 (version 2, colour) #1772
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Red Gemstone Tiles #1223
Red CC BY-SA 3.0This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 208 (colour 2) #2462
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background@2X #531
Noise CC 0Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
Gradient Squares@2X #694
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0It’s big, it’s gradient—and it’s square.
Source Brankic1979
Carbon Fiber@2X #4
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 306 (colour 5) #1879
Colorful CC 0Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 214 (colour 6) #2372
Colorful 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
Carbon Fiber v2 #105
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.
Source Atle Mo
Decorative divider 244 #2080
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Contemporary China 2 #1338
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Old China with a modern twist, take two.
Source Adam Charlts