Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
Light gray version of the Binding pattern that looks a bit like fabric.
Source Newbury
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
Seamless SVG vector and JPG backgrounds with faded diagonal stripes. The colors are editable.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern based on a tile that can be achieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Simple wide squares with a small indent. Fits all.
Source Petr Šulc.
The tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i. Remixed from a drawing in 'Flowers of Song', Frederick Weatherly, 1895.
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
The basic shapes never get old. Simple triangle pattern.
Source Atle Mo
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
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