Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Inspired by a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte', Freidrich Hellwald, 1896.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
Pattern #100! A black classic knit-looking pattern.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Remixed from a drawing in 'Jezebel's Daughter', Wilkie Collins 1880
Source Firkin
Seamless tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.
Source Stefan Aleksić
A seamless pattern with green and yellow diagonal lines on top of a white dotted background.
Source V. Hartikainen
From an image on opengameart.org shared by rubberduck.
Source Firkin
Zero CC plastic pattern texture, photographed and made by me. CC0 *Note, this texture was on the perfectly smooth surface of a plastic shovel scraper, not sure how to call it. Plz coment if you know what its called.
Source Sojan Janso
Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.
Source Firkin
A rusty grunge background for websites. Feel free to use it in your site's theme.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association standard fire diamond for flagging risks posed by hazardous materials. The red diamond has a number 0-4 depending on flammability. The blue diamond has a number 0-4 depending on health hazard. The yellow has a number 0-4 depending on reactivity. the white square has a special notice, e.g OX for oxidizer.
Source Firkin
This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
Source V. Hartikainen
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'La Principauté de Liège et les Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle', Société des Bibliophiles Liégeois ,1887.
Source Firkin