New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black
Source GDJ
CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
Like the name says, light and gray, with some small dots and circles.
Source Brenda Lay
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark squares with some virus-looking dots in the grid.
Source Hugo Loning
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless canvas texture for using as background on websites. Colored in pale tones of brown.
Source V. Hartikainen
Simple wide squares with a small indent. Fits all.
Source Petr Šulc.
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen