Oh yes, it happened! A pattern in full color.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
Very simple, very blu(e). Subtle and nice.
Source Seb Jachec
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
Zero CC tileable ground cracked, crackled, texture, made by me.
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless texture of an abstract wall colored in shades of light orange brown.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Prismatic Isometric Cube Extra Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 6
Source GDJ
This background pattern contains a seamless texture of bark. It's not very realistic, but I think it looks quite nice.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
The basic shapes never get old. Simple triangle pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
It’s like Shine Dotted’s sister, only rotated 45 degrees.
Source mediumidee
A light background pattern with diagonal stripes. Here's a simple light striped background for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Zero CC tillable hard cover red book with X shape marks. Scanned and made by me.
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background
Source GDJ