Vintage pattern #1960
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
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Rubber Grip@2X #102
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Decorative divider 232 #2148
Dark CC 0From 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.
Source Firkin
Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black #485
Light CC 0Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
Diagonal Striped Brick@2X #680
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Kinda Jean@2X #1063
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Carbon Fiber v2@2X #106
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.
Source Atle Mo
Fabric pattern (colour 4) #2399
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Whitey@2X #110
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background #536
Diamond CC 0Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Decorative divider 281 #1874
Wall CC 0Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by ractapopulous
Source Firkin
Brilliant@2X #754
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black@2X@2X #444
Dark CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
Flourish pattern #1736
Dark CC 0Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Pixeline
Source Firkin
Stucco #294
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Lined Paper #1034
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Background pattern 333 #1741
Noise CC 0The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Fabric pattern 2 (colour 5) #2392
Fabric CC 0Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 267 #2067
Dark CC 0Remixed 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
Stitched Wool@2X #844
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Navy #984
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
Background pattern 252 (colour 6) #2157
Light CC 0Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Vintage pattern #1961
Grid CC 0Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
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
Pyramid@2X #896
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall