From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.
Source Atle Mo
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a mosaic in paint.net. The starting point for the mosaic was a picture of some prawns!
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
The tile this fill pattern is based on can be had by using shift+alt+i on the rectangle.
Source Firkin
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
From an image on opengameart.org shared by rubberduck.
Source Firkin
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
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
Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
I’m not going to use the word Retina for all the new patterns, but it just felt right for this one. Huge wood pattern for ya’ll.
Source Atle Mo
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars