Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 2) #2038
 Colorful  CC 0

The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

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Lined Paper #362
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.

Source Are Sundnes

Background pattern 232 #2297
 Dark  CC 0

Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.

Source Firkin

Triangles #127
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.

Source Ivan Ginev

Cardboard #278
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.

Source Atle Mo

Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background@2X #498
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.

Source GDJ

Retro Circles Background 4 No Black@2X #423
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Rough Cloth #312
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Retro Circles Background 8 No Black@2X #438
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 8 No Black

Source GDJ

Vintage tile background (colour 3) #2246
 Green  CC 0

A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Darth Stripe@2X #100
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Diagonal lines with a lot of texture to them.

Source Ashton

White Plaster@2X #369
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.

Source Phil Maurer

Background pattern 223 #2353
 Red  CC 0

Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 195 #2587
 Grid  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern I saw in a 19th century book. This seamless pattern was created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Dark Wood #320
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

A beautiful dark wood pattern, superbly tiled.

Source Omar Alvarado

Floral background 2@2X #430
 Wall  CC 0

Background formed from the original with an emboss effect

Source GDJ