Green Fibers@2X #92
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

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Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Type@2X #277
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.

Source Atle Mo

Orange Gingham Checkered Background #258
 Stripes  CC 0

From PDP.

Source GDJ

Background pattern 235 (colour 4) #2252
 Green  CC 0

To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background@2X #537
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Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Arrows Background 2 #393
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Prismatic Arrows Background 2

Source GDJ

Japanese family crest called chidori #2443
 Fabric  CC 0

The image depicts a seamless pattern of a Japanese family crest called "chidori" in Japanese .A chidori in Japanese means a plover in English.

Source Yamachem

Ancient Pattern #1058
 Stone  CC BY-SA 3.0

A repeating graphic with ancient pattern. I came up with this name/title at last minute, so you may find that there is very little of ancientness in this pattern after all.

Source V. Hartikainen

Colorful Floral Background No Black@2X #482
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Colorful Floral Background No Black

Source GDJ

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 11 #522
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Abstract Tiled Background Extended 11

Source GDJ

Background pattern 265 #2081
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin