To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
A blue background wallpaper for websites. It has a seamless texture with vertical stripes. It looks quite nice not only when using as a tiled background on websites, but also on computer desktops.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Mostly just mucked about with the colours and made one of the paths in the lead frame opaque. The glass remains transparent.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
CC0 and seamless wellington boot pattern.
Source SliverKnight
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
Colorful Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
This texture looks like old leather. It should look great as a background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen