Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
The original enhanced with some gradients.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Like the name says, light and gray, with some small dots and circles.
Source Brenda Lay
A free seamless background pattern for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.
Source Firkin
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
This beige background pattern resembles a concrete wall with engravings or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen