Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Pattern #100! A black classic knit-looking pattern.
Source Factorio.us Collective
A seamless texture of black leather. I think it will look best when used in headers, footers or sidebars.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
A beautiful dark wood pattern, superbly tiled.
Source Omar Alvarado
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless green background texture. The image is distributed under a Creative Commons License (like all of the images here).
Source V. Hartikainen
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number 3 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.
Source Eady
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Seamless pattern formed from a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable moss or lichen covered stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A repeating gloomy background image. This one consists of a pattern of black chains layered on top of a dark textured background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Have you wondered about how it feels to be buried alive? Here is the pattern for it.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Inspired by a drawing seen in 'City of Liverpool', James Picton, 1883.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
A nice and simple white rotated tile pattern.
Source Another One