From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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A brown seamless wood texture in a form of stripe pattern. The result has turned out pretty well, in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
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Just like your old suit, all striped and smooth.
Source Alex Berkowitz
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
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A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
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Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
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A seamless pattern with a unit cell drawn as a bitmap in Paint.net and vectorized in Vector Magic.
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Looks as if it's spray painted on the wall. You can be sure that this pattern will seamlessly fill your backgrounds on web pages.
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Tiny, tiny 3D cubes. Reminds me of the good old pattern from k10k.
Source Etienne Rallion
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Floral patterns might not be the hottest thing right now, but you never know when you need it!
Source Lauren
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
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Tile available in Inkscape using shift-alt-i on the selected rectangle
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Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
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