Leafy design 18 #1788
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
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Zodiac pattern #2407
Colorful CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
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Light CC BY-SA 3.0It’s a hole, in a pattern. On your website. Dig it!
Source Josh Green
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Pink CC 0The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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Church #633
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
Art Nouveau ornament-seamless pattern #2550
Brown CC 0This is the remix of an OCAL clipart called "Art Nouveau ornament" uploaded by "microcosme".Thanks.This is a seamless pattern of an Art Nouveau ornament.
Source Yamachem
SubtleNet@2X #856
Light CC BY-SA 3.0You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
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Bedge Grunge@2X #979
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A large (588x375px) sand-colored pattern for your ever-growing collection. Shrink at will.
Source Alex Tapein
Background pattern 250 (colour 2) #2170
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Dark Denim@2X #373
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.
Source Marco Slooten
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black #382
Noise CC 0Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
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Source Blaq Annabiosis
Light Wool@2X #696
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Blizzard@2X #664
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Source Alexandre Naud
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Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
SOS #1180
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
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Yellow CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless tile 4 #1812
Red CC 0Not strictly seamless in that opposite edges are not identical. But they do marry up to make an interesting pattern
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White Texture #131
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
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Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
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Worn Out Cardboard #1214
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Source GDJ
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Light CC BY-SA 3.0This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo