To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A pattern formed from repeated instances of corner decoration 8. To get the basic tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless background tile of aged paper with shabby look.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
More carbon fiber for your collections. This time in white or semi-dark gray.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
The image a seamless pattern of a wire-mesh fence.I want you to use this pattern as a lower layer.
Source Yamachem
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
If you don’t like cream and pixels, you’re in the wrong place.
Source Mizanur Rahman
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless Prismatic Quadrilateral Line Art Pattern No Background
Source GDJ