Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
A seamless background tile of aged paper with shabby look.
Source V. Hartikainen
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
A seamless background pattern of dark brown wood planks.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?
Source Jaromír Kavan
Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ
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
The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
Colour version that is close to the original drawing uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker.
Source Firkin
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ