A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?
Source Nikolay Boltachev
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
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
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
Real snow that tiles, not easy. This is not perfect, but an attempt.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Vector version of a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by theasad121
Source Firkin
Here's a subtle marble-like background for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
Remixed from a raster on Pixabay that was uploaded by ArtsyBee.
Source Firkin