From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Light gray pattern with an almost wall tile-like appearance.
Source Markus Tinner
A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
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From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
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Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
This is a more minute version of "fishnet 01".The image depicts a seamless pattern of a fishnet with a plenty of fish.It may be a lucky charm for fishermen.
Source Yamachem
It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
A chequerboard pattern with a fruit theme. The fruits are from a posting by inkscapeforum.it.
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A bit strange this one, but nice at the same time.
Source Diogo Silva
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
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From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
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To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
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This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
This reminds me of Game Cube. A nice light 3D cube pattern.
Source Sander Ottens
A floral background formed from numerous clones of flower 117.
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From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
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A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab