Background pattern 1 #220
Noise CC 0A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
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ecorative divider 190 #2516
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Tessellation 9 #2548
Grid CC 0A seamless tessellation pattern. To get the tile this is formed from, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Diagonal Striped Brick #679
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Fabric pattern 3 (colour 4) #2384
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
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 1 #2452
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Interlocking pattern 3 #2406
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin
"Gold Buttons", Pale Yellow BG Pattern #1215
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen
Micro Carbon@2X #8
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Decorative divider 224 #2206
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Red Wood #1273
Wood CC 0Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black #467
Dark CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Tile-able Wall Texture (Light Orange Brown) #1051
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless texture of an abstract wall colored in shades of light orange brown.
Source V. Hartikainen
Square ornament 32 #2433
Dark CC 0Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
Fabric of Squares #1095
Light CC BY-SA 3.0As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
plant pattern 01 #2507
Unknow CC 0The image is a seamless pattern which is derived from a vine .Consequently, the vine got like dots via vectorization.The original vine is here:jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301410188/
Source Yamachem
Blizzard@2X #664
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
P5 #1113
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Noise Lines@2X #898
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx
Dimension #1173
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
Decorative divider 277 #1906
Colorful CC 0Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Hexellence@2X #706
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black #404
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Background Design #403
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ