French Stucco@2X #698
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
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MBossed@2X #194
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
Background pattern 208 #2465
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
R.I.P Steve Jobs #292
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Exclusive Paper #23
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Dark Textile Background #1169
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A background tile of dark textile. Made this a long time ago and just now decided to publish it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Epithalamion tailpiece #2527
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 328 (colour 3) #1799
Noise CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Vintage pattern #1960
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design #403
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Gray Dots Background Pattern #1127
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless background pattern with impressed gray dots.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 201 (colour 2) #2496
Grid CC 0A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Gold Scale #284
Light CC BY-SA 3.0More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background@2X #810
Noise CC 0Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Low Contrast Linen #863
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
Micro Carbon@2X #8
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Glossy Groove Stripe Pattern (Pale Orange) #967
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5@2X #466
Dark CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5
Source GDJ
White carbon #11
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.
Source Atle Mo
Hexellence #705
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
"Brown Stone Wall" #1026
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0A free seamless background texture that looks like a brown stone wall.
Source V. Hartikainen
Overlapped wood 2 #2568
Wood CC 0A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 248 #2074
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Picturesque New Guinea', J Lindt, 1887.
Source Firkin