Paper texture filter #149
 Paper  CC 0

Filter simulating the texture of heavy paper.

Source Kelan

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Background pattern 336 (colour 2) #1720
 Green  CC 0

Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 201 (colour 4) #2494
 Grid  CC 0

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

Leather 1@2X #14
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A leather pattern with a hint of yellow.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern green #2027
 Green  CC 0

Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Rough Cloth@2X #313
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Zodiac sign symbol background #1927
 Red  CC 0

Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern

Source Firkin

Squares@2X #303
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?

Source Jaromír Kavan

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black #410
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black

Source GDJ

Snowflake pattern remix #156
 Dark  CC 0

The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.

Source Lazur URH

Paper 1 #15
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Dark Circles #306
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.

Source Atle Mo

Paper 3@2X #32
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.

Source Atle Mo

Background2@2X #477
 Wall  CC 0

rug texture background

Source Jilllio

Colourful background #2008
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

Stucco@2X #295
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ