Flying swan pattern #1978
Blue CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
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Diagonal Striped Brick #679
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Background pattern 230 (colour 2) #2302
Green CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Kinda Jean #1062
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Subtle Stripes #751
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
Background pattern 230 #2304
Yellow CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Snowflake remix #155
Dark CC 0A bit simplified version. Although it could be edited out to be simpler. Anyway, this time the tiling is converted to a pattern fill -which is using clipping for the tile's edges.
Source Lazur URH
"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
Light Wool@2X #696
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Plywood Web Background #871
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Plywood Web Background background image for use in web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fancy Deboss@2X #178
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
Tessellation 15 (colour 3) #2220
Red CC 0The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 234 #2093
Dark CC 0Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin
White Wave #681
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
Background pattern 251 (colour 3) #2165
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Textured Paper Background (Vanilla Yellow) #1219
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Spiral pattern 3 #1934
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
Tessellation 14 variant 1 #2530
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 339 (colour) #1708
Yellow CC 0The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
3D Wood #1475
Wood CC 0Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop
Background pattern 238 #2229
Red CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Robots@2X #126
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio