Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Not sure if this is related to the Nami you get in Google image search, but hey, it’s nice!
Source Dertig Media
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
The original has been presented as black on transparent and stored in the pattern definitions. To retrieve the unit tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This seamless background image should look nice on websites. It has a dark blue gray texture with vertical stripes, it tiles seamlessly and, like all of the background images here, it's free. So, if you like it, take it!
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
A seamlessly tile-able grunge background image.
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by a drawing seen in 'City of Liverpool', James Picton, 1883.
Source Firkin