Prismatic Isometric Cube Extra Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
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
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
You don’t see many mid-tone patterns here, but this one is nice.
Source Joel Klein
Inspired by a drawing in 'Poems', James Smith, 1881.
Source Firkin
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Watercolor Vintage style CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin