Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
emixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kyotime
Source Firkin
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.
Source Stefan Aleksić
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
A gray background pattern with a texture of textile. Suits perfectly for web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
A seamless marble-like texture colored in light blue.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern of leopard skin. It should look nice as a background element on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
A seamless pattern with green and yellow diagonal lines on top of a white dotted background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ