This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Another fairly simple design drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
To get the repeating unit, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
A repeating background of beige (or is it more vanilla yellow) textured stripes. One more background with stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is the remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".This is the flowers of pink silk tree which is called "nemuno-ki".About pink silk tree ,refer to here:https://jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301210439/
Source Yamachem
Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
It looks very nice I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless textured paper for backgrounds. Colored in pale orange hues.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile