From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
By popular request, an outline version of the pentagon pattern.
Source Atle Mo
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
Number 2 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
I took the liberty of using Dmitry’s pattern and made a version without perforation.
Source Atle Mo
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
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
Nothing like a clean set of bed sheets, huh?
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.
Source V. Hartikainen
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ