As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Seamless Dark Grunge Texture. Here's a new grunge texture for use as a background.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
This background image has seamless texture that resembles a surface of gray stone.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Derived from a corner decoration itself found as a jpg on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
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
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by CatherineClennan
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a mosaic in paint.net. The starting point for the mosaic was a picture of some prawns!
Source Firkin
A colourful background drawn originally in paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Blue Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous