Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
A seamlessly tile-able grunge background image.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
A free seamless background image with a texture of dark red "canvas". It should look very nice on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
This is the remix of an OCAL clipart called "Art Nouveau ornament" uploaded by "microcosme".Thanks.This is a seamless pattern of an Art Nouveau ornament.
Source Yamachem
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from miutopia's cakes on a tablecloth.
Source Firkin
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by starchim01
Source Firkin
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
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
He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Free tiled background with colorful stripes and white splatter.
Source V. Hartikainen
A yellow tiled background... Blurriness, bokeh effect and rectangles pattern in one mix.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin