Geometric pattern #2006
Grid CC 0A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
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Faded Blue Stripe Pattern #939
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Dark Circles@2X #307
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 200 #2506
Pink CC 0Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
Green Fibers@2X #92
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Flourish pattern (colour) #1737
Yellow CC 0Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Pixeline
Source Firkin
Diamond pattern 2 (colour 3) #2266
Colorful CC 0From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Element of beach pattern with background #254
Noise CC 0Element of beach pattern with background.
Source Rones
Background pattern 246 (colour 5) #2182
Colorful CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Diamond pattern (colour 3) #2283
Green CC 0From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Floral background 21 (colour) #1784
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Vintage pattern 2 #2295
Yellow CC 0Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Paper #657
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Translucent Fibres #943
Light CC BY-SA 3.0The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
Cardboard #278
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Finery #1369
Unknow CC 0Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Background pattern 252 (colour 2) #2156
Brown CC 0Recreated 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.
Source Firkin
Floral design 86 #1885
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Dark Fish Skin@2X #1049
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
White Wall@2X #772
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Abstract Water Texture (Seamless) #890
Water CC BY-SA 3.0An abstract texture of water. It's not perfect, but will do. You may download if you like it.
Source V. Hartikainen