Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
Seamless pattern made from a tile that can be obtained in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This one is something special. I’d call it a flat pattern, too. Very well done, sir!
Source GetDiscount
From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Classy golf-pants pattern, or crossed stripes if you will.
Source Will Monson
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Here's a brown background pattern with subtle stripes. I hope you'll like the color. If not, feel free to change it using an image editor, if you know how of course. Personally, I'm using GIMP to create these backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
A background pattern with blue on white vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. A version of the original with random colors.
Source Firkin
Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.
Source Firkin
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Almost like little fish shells, or dragon skin.
Source Graphiste