Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte', Freidrich Hellwald, 1896.
Source Firkin
Neat little photography icon pattern.
Source Hossam Elbialy
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Found on the ground in french cafe in kunming, Yunnan, china
Source Rejon
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Love me some light mesh on a Monday. Sharp.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.
Source Atle Mo
A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen