Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
The image depicts a seamless pattern of Japanese Edo pattern called "kikkou-matsu" or "亀甲松" meaning " tortoiseshell-pinetree".The real pinetree is like this: https://jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301065077/
Source Yamachem
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Sharp pixel pattern, just like the good old days.
Source Paridhi
Free tiled background with colorful stripes and white splatter.
Source V. Hartikainen
The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.
Source Federica Pelzel
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
A large (588x375px) sand-colored pattern for your ever-growing collection. Shrink at will.
Source Alex Tapein
The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Classy golf-pants pattern, or crossed stripes if you will.
Source Will Monson
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
These dots are already worn for you, so you don’t have to.
Source Matt McDaniel
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A chequerboard pattern with a fruit theme. The fruits are from a posting by inkscapeforum.it.
Source Firkin
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
Light gray version of the Binding pattern that looks a bit like fabric.
Source Newbury
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4
Source GDJ
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin