Part of Bayeux Tapestry 1 #2452
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From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

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Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Background pattern 261 #2076
 Dark  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern found in 'A General History of Hampshire, or the County of Southampton, including the Isle of Wight', Bernard Woodwood, 1861

Source Firkin

Prismatic Dots Background 5 #509
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Prismatic Dots Background 5

Source GDJ

Background pattern 269 #2062
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Cardboard #278
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.

Source Atle Mo

Woven@2X #291
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.

Source Max Rudberg

Black Scales #191
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.

Source Alex Parker

Background pattern 277 (colour) #2031
 Orange  CC 0

A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

Source Firkin

Wood Pattern@2X #371
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.

Source Alexey Usoltsev