From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
Formed by heavily distorting part of a an image of a fish uploaded to Pixabay by GLady
Source Firkin
A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
A seamlessly tile-able grunge background image.
Source V. Hartikainen
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A brown metallic grid pattern layered on top of a dark fabric texture. It should look great when using as a tiled background on web pages, especially blogs.
Source V. Hartikainen
This beige background pattern resembles a concrete wall with engravings or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless Prismatic Quadrilateral Line Art Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
It’s a hole, in a pattern. On your website. Dig it!
Source Josh Green
It’s big, it’s gradient—and it’s square.
Source Brankic1979
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?
Source Jaromír Kavan
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
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
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile based on a jpg on Pixabay. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin