A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.
Source V. Hartikainen
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Has nothing to do with toast, but it’s nice and subtle.
Source Pippin Lee
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
This is the remix of "Colorful Floral Pattern Background 3" uploaded by "GDJ". Thanks.
Source Yamachem
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Formed from decorative divider 184 in paint.net. Vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin