From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
A textured orange background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
This light background pattern has a texture of "frozen" surface with diagonal stripes. Here's an yet another addition to the collection of free website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
A pattern derived from part of a fractal rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable Laminate wood texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Real snow that tiles, not easy. This is not perfect, but an attempt.
Source Atle Mo
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
This one has rusty dark brown texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous