P4@2X #1112
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
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Clean gray paper@2X #860
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Decorative divider 285 #1847
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 240 #2209
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
Weather decorative divider #1905
Dark CC 0Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Zig-zag pattern 5 #2414
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Natural Paper #833
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Colourful bricks pattern (no background) #265
Noise CC 0Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Light Wool #695
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Subtle Surface@2X #926
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black@2X #464
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Classy Fabric@2X #612
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Wave Grind@2X #1133
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
Decorative divider 248 #2074
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Picturesque New Guinea', J Lindt, 1887.
Source Firkin
Leafy pattern 8 #1806
Dark CC 0Inspired by a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by kokon_art
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 298 #1744
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 117 #524
Noise CC 0A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.
Source Firkin
Color Stains on Canvas #1167
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless web texture with illustration of pale color stains on canvas.
Source V. Hartikainen
Spiral pattern 3 #1934
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
Micro Carbon@2X #8
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Floral pattern 7 (colour 3) #2289
Pink CC 0Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Floral design 95 #1790
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin