Kinda Jean #1062
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
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Tactile Noise@2X #6
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
Subtle Dark Vertical #607
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Floral design #1985
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 310 (colour 2) #1861
Yellow CC 0Based on an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by devanath
Source Firkin
Knitted Sweater #1097
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Silver Scales #189
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 6 #2444
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background #385
Noise CC 0Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Background pattern 19 (outline) #204
Light CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Leafy divider (colour) #1759
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 252 (colour 3) #2160
Green CC 0Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Subtle Carbon #949
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Gray Dots Background Pattern #1127
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless background pattern with impressed gray dots.
Source V. Hartikainen
Floral background #1973
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Floral pattern 6 (colour 6) #2455
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Diamond pattern #2285
Brown CC 0From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern blue #1949
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
paper filer pack 2 #140
Noise CC 0A set of paper filters. The base texture is generated the same way, only the compositing mode is varied.
Source Lazur URH
Polonez Pattern #334
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Brick Wall #1146
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0One more brick pattern. A bit more depth to this one.
Source Benjamin Ward
Worn Dots@2X #710
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0These dots are already worn for you, so you don’t have to.
Source Matt McDaniel
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 2 No Background #412
Light CC 0Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
MBossed #193
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker