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Prismatic Arrows Background 2 #393
 Light  CC 0

Prismatic Arrows Background 2

Source GDJ

Graphene pattern 2 #2234
 Dark  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Zodiac sign symbol background #1927
 Red  CC 0

Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern

Source Firkin

Background pattern 251 (colour 5) #2163
 Red  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Retro Circles Background 7 No Black #433
 Unknow  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 7 No Black

Source GDJ

Axiom Pattern@2X #331
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.

Source Struck Axiom

Retro Circles Background 6@2X #429
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 6

Source GDJ

My Little Plaid #332
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Repeating squares overlapping.

Source Pete Fecteau

Grilled Noise@2X #582
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.

Source Dertig Media

Retro Squares Background 5 #395
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 5

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

White Grunge Background #1124
 Grunge  CC BY-SA 3.0

This white background pattern has a seamless grunge style texture. Here's a white grunge style background pattern. Use it as a tiled background image on web sites or for other purposes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black #404
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black

Source GDJ

Black Linen #63
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Colorful Paw Prints Pattern Background #260
 Noise  CC 0

pixabay.

Source GDJ

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

Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Background pattern 267 #2067
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i

Source Firkin