Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
A repeating background with dark brown stone-like texture and abstract pattern that looks like tree trunks.
Source V. Hartikainen
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
A pattern formed from repeated instances of corner decoration 8. To get the basic tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
This background image has seamless texture that resembles a surface of gray stone.
Source V. Hartikainen
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
A bit strange this one, but nice at the same time.
Source Diogo Silva
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The following repeating website background is colored in a blue gray color and resembles a concrete wall or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen