Redox 01@2X #850
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
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Decorative divider 281 #1874
Wall CC 0Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by ractapopulous
Source Firkin
Textured Stripes #867
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
Noise CC 0Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Background pattern 223 (colour 5) #2349
Blue CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Subtle White Mini Waves #1322
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0Tiny circle waves, almost like the ocean.
Source Sagive
Diagonal Noise@2X #182
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
Background pattern 246 #2186
Red CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Floral design 86 #1885
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Simple bump #172
Dark CC 0A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
Shattered #951
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
Diminishing design 5 #1725
Blue CC 0Adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Anerma.
Source Firkin
Dark Grunge Texture (Seamless) #1125
Grunge CC BY-SA 3.0Seamless Dark Grunge Texture. Here's a new grunge texture for use as a background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Background Design@2X #791
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Elastoplast #282
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
Background pattern black #2026
Dark CC 0Remixed 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
Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse #196
Dark CC 0Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse
Source GDJ
Abstract Water Texture (Seamless) #890
Water CC BY-SA 3.0An abstract texture of water. It's not perfect, but will do. You may download if you like it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Light Brown Wallpaper With Vertical Stripes #905
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Tileable Wood #655
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
Floral pattern 10 #1771
Yellow CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background@2X #570
Light CC 0Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background. A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
ecorative divider 190 #2516
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Spotty Pink Background (Seamless) #1236
Pink CC BY-SA 3.0A free seamless background with pink spots.
Source V. Hartikainen
Green Striped Background #899
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0If you need a green background for your blog/website, try this one. Remember that Green Striped Background is seamlessly tileable.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern #1977
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin