Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
This is the remix of "Tileable Wave Pattern 2" uploaded by "Arvin61r58".Thanks.I added a wire-mesh fence seamless pattern as a lower layer.
Source Yamachem
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
The image a seamless pattern of a wire-mesh fence.I want you to use this pattern as a lower layer.
Source Yamachem
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
A dark gray, sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen