Leafy design 18 (colour) #1786
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
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Diagonal Striped Brick@2X #680
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Background pattern 197 #2513
Green CC 0A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
Source Firkin
Diagonal Waves #1006
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Vaio@2X #676
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
Red & Black Well #1260
Wall CC 0Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Padded #61
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Swirl@2X #948
Light CC BY-SA 3.0The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon
White Brushed #1183
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
60º lines #25
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Never out of fashion and so much hotter than the 45º everyone knows, here is a sweet 60º line pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Light Gray Fabric Pattern With Faded Stripes #965
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 3 #222
Noise CC 0A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
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
Background pattern purple #1952
Colorful CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Subtle Website Background #1022
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a subtle marble-like background for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Diamonds Are Forever #183
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
Triangles@2X #128
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
White Texture #131
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
Background pattern 328 #1801
Yellow CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 187 #2522
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Wood #49
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks.
Wall #1241
Stone CC 0Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso