The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
Source Firkin
Remixed from an image on Pixabay uploaded by Prawny
Source Firkin
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A heavy hitter at 400x400px, but lovely still.
Source Breezi
To get the repeating unit, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin