Soft Circle Scales@2X #114
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

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Prismatic Dots Background 8@2X #516
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 8

Source GDJ

Background pattern pink and colours #2032
 Colorful  CC 0

A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background@2X #542
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 270 #2061
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black #445
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black

Source GDJ

Background pattern 309 (colour 2) #1865
 Blue  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black #463
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Teal Circle Pattern Scrapbook Paper #144
 Noise  CC BY-SA 3.0

Used the 6th circle pattern designed by Viscious-Speed to create a print that can be used for card making or scrapbooking. Save as a PDF file for the best printing option.

Source Lovinglf

Broken Noise #364
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.

Source Vincent Klaiber

Wallpaper Tile 13 #240
 Light  CC 0

An abstract Background pattern of purple twisty patterns.

Source TikiGiki

Glossy Diagonal Stripes, Background Pattern #908
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Filter pack #150
 Noise  CC 0

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

Type@2X #277
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.

Source Atle Mo

Hexagonal pattern (colour) #2378
 Yellow  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 4) #2036
 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