Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
This background pattern looks like bamboo to me. Feel free to download it for your website (for your blog perhaps?).
Source V. Hartikainen
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.
Source Firkin
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
Feel free to download and use it, or see the rest of the dark background patterns that I have made. Anyway, I hope you will find something that you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
Inspired by the B&O Play, I had to make this pattern.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
A free tileable background colored in off-white (antique white) color.
Source V. Hartikainen
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
Run a restaurant blog? Here you go. Done.
Source Andrijana Jarnjak
The act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated, a wrinkle; fold; furrow; ridge.
Source Anna Litvinuk
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen