Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A pale olive green background with a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2
Source GDJ
I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
ZeroCC tileable mossy (lichen) stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.
Source Mladjan Antic
An abstract pale yellow paper-like background with stains colored in yellow and green.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Derived from a corner decoration itself found as a jpg on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?
Source Jaromír Kavan
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor