Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A colourful background drawn originally in paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture of a rough concrete surface.
Source V. Hartikainen
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.
Source Firkin
The image a seamless pattern of a wire-mesh fence.I want you to use this pattern as a lower layer.
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Light gray grunge wall with a nice texture overlay.
Source Adam Anlauf
Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.
Source Stefan Aleksić
The following repeating website background is colored in a blue gray color and resembles a concrete wall or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Black And White Floral Pattern Background Inverse
Source GDJ
This one is something special. I’d call it a flat pattern, too. Very well done, sir!
Source GetDiscount
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
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith