Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
A seamless background of warped stripes on paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Utilising 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
I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5
Source GDJ
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Remixed from an image on Pixabay, the original having been uploaded by darkmoon1968.
Source Firkin
A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
This is the remix of an OCAL clipart called "Art Nouveau ornament" uploaded by "microcosme".Thanks.This is a seamless pattern of an Art Nouveau ornament.
Source Yamachem
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
An abstract web texture of a polished blue stone (or does it look more like ice).
Source V. Hartikainen