Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
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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.

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Background pattern 262 #2075
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Inspired by a pattern found in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.

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Cross pattern (negative) #2332
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A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

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Light Aluminum@2X #305
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Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.

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Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background #497
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Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.

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Fabric pattern 3 (colour 2) #2386
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Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

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Background pattern 252 (colour 3) #2160
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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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Retro Squares Background 2 #416
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Retro Squares Background 2

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Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
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Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background

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Floral design 90 #1815
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From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.

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Floral pattern 18 #1716
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A pattern formed from repeated instances of corner decoration 8. To get the basic tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i

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Background pattern 308 (colour 6) #1867
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Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

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