A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
This could be a hippy vintage wallpaper.
Source Tileable Patterns
A nice looking light gray background pattern with diagonal stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
A seamless pattern based on a tile that can be achieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle