It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
A seamlessly tile-able grunge background image.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
A repeating gloomy background image. This one consists of a pattern of black chains layered on top of a dark textured background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This ons is quite old school looking. Retro, even. I like it.
Source Arno Declercq
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A repeating background with seamless texture of stone. There haven't been any stone-like backgrounds for a while, so I have decided to create one more. The rest can be found in the appropriate category.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios