Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form", Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.
Source Firkin
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
I took the liberty of using Dmitry’s pattern and made a version without perforation.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
The tile this is based on was adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by frolicsomepl. It can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
The tile can be had by using shift+alt+i on the selected rectangle in Inkscape
Source Firkin
An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture of a rough concrete surface.
Source V. Hartikainen
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
Clean and crisp lines all over the place. Wrap it up with this one.
Source Dax Kieran