This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Some dark 45 degree angles creating a nice pattern. Huge.
Source Dark Sharp Edges
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless background tile of aged paper with shabby look.
Source V. Hartikainen
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a raster on Pixabay, that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
Seamless pattern made from a tile that can be obtained in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin