Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.
Source Marco Slooten
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
A repeating background of thick textured paper. Actually, it turned out to look like something between a paper and fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern found in 'A General History of Hampshire, or the County of Southampton, including the Isle of Wight', Bernard Woodwood, 1861
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Light gray version of the Binding pattern that looks a bit like fabric.
Source Newbury
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Zero CC tileable pine bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Watercolor Vintage style CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
Nothing like a clean set of bed sheets, huh?
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Love me some light mesh on a Monday. Sharp.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Tile-able Dark Brown Wood Background. Feel free to use it as a background image in your designs or somewhere on the web. By the way, the color seems to be close to Coffee Brown.
Source V. Hartikainen