Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Colorful Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a drawing in 'Poems', James Smith, 1881.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on was adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by frolicsomepl. It can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
Retro Circles Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
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
Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks.
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor
This seamless web background texture looks like gray stone. It's great for using as a background image on web pages, or on some of their elements. Anyway, I hope you will find use for it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.
Source Firkin
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz