Satin Weave #1044
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super simple but very nice indeed. Gray with vertical stripes.
Source Merrin Macleod
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Polonez Pattern #334
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Rice Paper #338
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
Zig-zag pattern 5 #2414
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider #1995
Yellow CC 0From a drawing of the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire on Wikimedia.
Source Firkin
Nami@2X #576
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Not sure if this is related to the Nami you get in Google image search, but hey, it’s nice!
Source Dertig Media
Background pattern 26 (black) #199
Dark CC 0Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 308 (colour 6) #1867
Pink CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Project Papper@2X #120
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 3) #2037
Colorful CC 0The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Subtle Carbon@2X #950
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Decorative divider 220 #2230
Dark CC 0Prepared mostly as a raster in Paint.net and vectorised.
Source Firkin
Diamond pattern 2 (colour 2) #2267
Colorful CC 0From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 267 #2067
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Background pattern 314 (colour 3) #1837
Green CC 0The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
HIXS Evolution@2X #610
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
Floral design 96 #1789
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Background pattern blue #1955
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 239 (colour 2) #2216
Red CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Crisp Paper Ruffles #841
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
Dark Brick Wall@2X #136
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Black brick wall pattern. Brick your site up!
Source Alex Parker