Pattern generator #161
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A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

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Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background #528
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Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 223 (colour 4) #2350
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Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 208 (colour 2) #2462
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A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Checkered Light Emboss@2X #281
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

Retro Circles Background 5 No Black@2X #427
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Retro Circles Background 5 No Black

Source GDJ

lotus crane #2499
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The image depicts a seamless pattern of the design which includes a stylized lotus and a stylized crane.I referred to the original image in a book which is into public domain.

Source Yamachem

Background pattern 263 #2073
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Actually remixed from a pattern on Pixabay. But then noticed a very similar one on Openclipart.org uploaded by btj51q2.

Source Firkin

Tessellation 15 #2223
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The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Dark Steel Grid Background Pattern #1081
 Metal  CC BY-SA 3.0

Here's a dark background pattern that contains a steel grid pattern as a texture. Use it as a website background or for other purposes. It's free!

Source V. Hartikainen

Green Fibers@2X #92
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 4 #2446
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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