Part of Bayeux Tapestry 6 #2444
Noise CC 0From 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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Colourful background 14 (colour 2) #2525
Colorful CC 0An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
Source Firkin
Subtle White Feathers #1103
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Straws #972
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super detailed 16×16 tile that forms a beautiful pattern of straws.
Source Pavel
Prismatic Floral Background No Black #475
Light CC 0Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Arches@2X #716
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Textured Paper Background (Vanilla Yellow) #1219
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark Stone Wall Background #1054
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0A background tile for web with abstract repeating texture of dark "stone wall".
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black@2X #446
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Norwegian Rose #857
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
Decorative divider 253 #2064
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 19 (outline) #204
Light CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 6 #2444
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Spiral background 2 (colour 2) #2244
Colorful CC 0Remixed from a raster on Pixabay, that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin
Cream Paper@2X #1017
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted in a cream color, but you know how I like it.
Source Devin Holmes
Background pattern 226 (colour 5) #2317
Blue CC 0A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse #196
Dark CC 0Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse
Source GDJ
Fabric pattern (colour 5) #2398
Fabric CC 0Alternative 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.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 298 #1899
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background@2X #531
Noise CC 0Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
Joined spirals pattern #2482
Yellow CC 0The starting point for this was drawn on the web site steamcoded.org/PolyskelionMaker.svg
Source Firkin
Noise Lines@2X #898
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx