Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
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
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Bright Multicolored Floral Background by Karen Arnold from PDP.
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin