From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Here's a brown background pattern with subtle stripes. I hope you'll like the color. If not, feel free to change it using an image editor, if you know how of course. Personally, I'm using GIMP to create these backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Has nothing to do with toast, but it’s nice and subtle.
Source Pippin Lee
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
Adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Anerma.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.
Source Dmitriy Prodchenko
Carbon fiber is never out of fashion, so here is one more style for you.
Source Alfred Lee
It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a mosaic in paint.net. The starting point for the mosaic was a picture of some prawns!
Source Firkin