the pattern foundry

a good pattern is hard to find, and if you are like me, impossible to make. i have at times been known to trace, in illustrator, patterns from wallpaper i find and use them for backgrounds, but i just don't have the brain power it takes to actually create a working pattern. i tried to pattern paw prints once, it was a disaster ... so, thanks to print & paper, i have found a new source for some amazing patterns.

the pattern foundry is a treasure trove of patterns that are licensable to anyone for nearly every purpose imaginable, and an interesting website to boot.

{all images courtesy of the pattern foundry, via print & pattern}