Textured Paper@2X #1131
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
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Decorative divider 236 #2090
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
Background pattern 248 #2181
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 201 (colour 4) #2494
Grid CC 0A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Scribble Light@2X #740
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
Background pattern 274 #2041
Dark CC 0Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic #745
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
Leafy pattern 11 (colour) #1763
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background@2X #472
Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
Source GDJ
Decorative divider 214 #2315
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Kingsdene', Maria Fetherstonehaugh, 1878.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 234 (colour 3) #2257
Blue CC 0Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design@2X #791
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Green Vertical Stripes, Background Pattern #935
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A background pattern with green vertical stripes. A new striped background pattern. This time a green one.
Source V. Hartikainen
Diamond Upholstery #767
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0A re-make of the Gradient Squares pattern.
Source Dimitar Karaytchev
Old Mathematics@2X #44
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.
Source Josh Green
Subtle Grunge@2X #1041
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A heavy hitter at 400x400px, but lovely still.
Source Breezi
Flourish 3 #2298
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Inspiration Geometry #1175
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
Decorative divider 280 #1875
Blue CC 0From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin
Thick Textured Brown Paper #1070
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A repeating background of thick textured paper. Actually, it turned out to look like something between a paper and fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 339 #1709
Dark CC 0The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Vichy #71
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda
French Stucco@2X #698
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
Diagmonds@2X #337
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
Background pattern 198 #2510
Yellow CC 0A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 227 #2314
Yellow CC 0A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin