Shapes pattern #2409
Brown CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
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Diagonal Striped Brick@2X #680
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Background pattern 227 #2314
Yellow CC 0A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Paper #657
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Textured Paper Background (Vanilla Yellow) #1219
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Cuckoo Footprint #1321
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0A cute x, if you need that sort of thing.
Source Juan Scrocchi
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
Warped Stripes on Paper #1073
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless background of warped stripes on paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
Otis Redding #1004
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Otis Ray Redding was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. So you know.
Source Thomas Myrman
Background pattern 308 (colour 2) #1871
Green CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Hexellence #705
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Confectionary #1342
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This could be a hippy vintage wallpaper.
Source Tileable Patterns
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background #573
Noise CC 0Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Kinda Jean@2X #1063
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Decorative divider 218 #2232
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 245 (colour 6) #2187
Colorful CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 263 #2073
Pink CC 0Actually remixed from a pattern on Pixabay. But then noticed a very similar one on Openclipart.org uploaded by btj51q2.
Source Firkin
Bird pattern (colour 2) #2292
Green CC 0Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 248 #2074
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Picturesque New Guinea', J Lindt, 1887.
Source Firkin
Dark Wall@2X #818
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Embossed Paper@2X #732
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background@2X #552
Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5@2X #788
Dark CC 0Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background #411
Light CC 0Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ