A seamless pattern formed from a square tile based on a jpg on Pixabay. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by VictorianLady
Source Firkin
Here's a subtle marble-like background for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
A repeatable image with dark background and metal grid pattern.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.
Source Firkin
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Inspired by a drawing in 'Poems', James Smith, 1881.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
One more brick pattern. A bit more depth to this one.
Source Benjamin Ward
Remixed 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
A textured orange background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3
Source GDJ
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin