From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen
A dark metallic background with a pattern of stamped dots. Here's a dark "metallic" background pattern for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Jezebel's Daughter', Wilkie Collins 1880
Source Firkin
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
That’s what it is, a dark dot. Or sort of carbon looking.
Source Tsvetelin Nikolov
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they traveled through the computer.
Source Haris Šumić
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a tiled seamless pattern.The tile represents four leaves aligned every 90 ° , which may look like a bird or a dragon .The original leaf design is from a Japanese old book.
Source Yamachem
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale
Source GDJ
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Love me some light mesh on a Monday. Sharp.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie