From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks. https://cloaks.deviantart.com
Source Atle Mo
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
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Wild Oliva or Oliva Wilde? Darker than the others, sort of a medium dark pattern.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
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Prismatic Floral Background No Black
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Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
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Seamless Prismatic Quadrilateral Line Art Pattern No Background
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Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5
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Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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A free seamless background pattern for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is the remix of an OCAL clipart called "Art Nouveau ornament" uploaded by "microcosme".Thanks.This is a seamless pattern of an Art Nouveau ornament.
Source Yamachem