I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
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
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 bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle 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
Very simple, very blu(e). Subtle and nice.
Source Seb Jachec
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
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
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
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
More leather, and this time it’s bigger! You know, in case you need that.
Source Elemis
A pattern formed from a photograph of a 16th century ceramic tile.
Source Firkin
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
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
If you don’t like cream and pixels, you’re in the wrong place.
Source Mizanur Rahman
A free seamless background pattern for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
Just like your old suit, all striped and smooth.
Source Alex Berkowitz
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin