From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
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A pale olive green background with a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Pattern produced in Paint.net using the Vibrato plug-in.
Source Firkin
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a snow crystal.I referred to a book called ”sekka-zusetsu” or "雪華図説" which means an illustrated explanation about snow crystals.This book was published in 1832 (天保3年) or Edo period.For more about "雪華図説",see here:dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2536975
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
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Zero CC tileable Crackled Cement (streaks) texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
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.
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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.
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Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
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If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.
Source Ian Soper
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin