Wood Pattern #370
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.

Source Alexey Usoltsev

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Background Patterns - Crimson #250
 Fabric  CC 0

If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117

Source Viscious-Speed

Retro Circles Background 8@2X #436
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 8

Source GDJ

Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background #272
 Light  CC 0

Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Snowflake remix #155
 Dark  CC 0

A bit simplified version. Although it could be edited out to be simpler. Anyway, this time the tiling is converted to a pattern fill -which is using clipping for the tile's edges.

Source Lazur URH

Colorful Floral Pattern Background 3-remix #215
 Noise  CC 0

This is the remix of "Colorful Floral Pattern Background 3" uploaded by "GDJ". Thanks.

Source Yamachem

Subtle Freckles@2X #90
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black@2X #452
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black

Source GDJ

Easter egg 1 #159
 Light  CC 0

One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0

Source Lazur URH

Floral pattern 7 (colour 4) #2288
 Green  CC 0

Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Brown Metallic Grid Pattern #1086
 Metal  CC BY-SA 3.0

A brown metallic grid pattern layered on top of a dark fabric texture. It should look great when using as a tiled background on web pages, especially blogs.

Source V. Hartikainen

Grilled Noise #581
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Dertig Media

Vintage tile background (colour 3) #2246
 Green  CC 0

A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin