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
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5
Source GDJ
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A bit simplified version. Although it could be edited out to be simpler. Anyway, this time the tiling is converted to a pattern fill -which is using clipping for the tile's edges.
Source Lazur URH
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Seamless SVG vector and JPG backgrounds with faded diagonal stripes. The colors are editable.
Source V. Hartikainen
Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Zero CC tileable brick texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
No, not the band but the pattern. Simple squares in gray tones, of course.
Source Atle Mo
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin