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
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Grilled Noise@2X #582
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.
Source Dertig Media
Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background@2X #570
Light CC 0Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background. A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
Background pattern 214 #2377
Blue CC 0A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 224 #2342
Colorful CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 320 #1830
Pink CC 0Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
Colourful background #2007
Colorful CC 0Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Background pattern 26 (black) #199
Dark CC 0Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
Leafy pattern black #1972
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
"Gray Stripes", Background Pattern #941
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This one is quite simple in design, it consists of vertical stripes layered on top of a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark Embroidery #1340
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A classic dark tile for a bit of vintage darkness.
Source Listvetra
"Polished Blue Stone", Seamless Web Texture #1052
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0An abstract web texture of a polished blue stone (or does it look more like ice).
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Decorative divider 201 #2421
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
"Black Metal Grid", Seamless Background Pattern #1080
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A free seamless background pattern for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 24 #198
Dark CC 0The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Billie Holiday@2X #1003
Light CC BY-SA 3.0No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Asfalt #927
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Decorative divider 224 #2206
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Leafy pattern 11 #1765
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background@2X #804
Light CC 0Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Subtle White Feathers@2X #1104
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon