Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.
Source Firkin
People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Medium gray pattern with small strokes to give a weave effect.
Source Catherine
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin