Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
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From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
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From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.
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Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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A re-make of the Gradient Squares pattern.
Source Dimitar Karaytchev
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
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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 design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
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An abstract texture of black metal pipes (seamless).
Source V. Hartikainen