A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Everyone loves a diamond, right? Make your site sparkle.
Source AJ Troxell
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin
Light gray version of the Binding pattern that looks a bit like fabric.
Source Newbury
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
Super simple but very nice indeed. Gray with vertical stripes.
Source Merrin Macleod
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
Wasn't satisfied with the original's colouring. Too much component transfer and colormatrixes yet the results are lacking a bit. So this time it is a simple black to transparent fade, making it possible remixing easily once there will be other blending modes supported as well. Probably in inkscape 0.92.
Source Lazur URH
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L