You don’t see many mid-tone patterns here, but this one is nice.
Source Joel Klein
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
Source Firkin
Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Feel free to use this seamless background texture as a background on a web site. It's colored in a light pink color and is seamlessly tile-able.
Source V. Hartikainen
Hey, you never know when you’ll need a bird pattern, right?
Source Pete Fecteau
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern of leopard skin. It should look nice as a background element on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
A yellow tiled background... Blurriness, bokeh effect and rectangles pattern in one mix.
Source V. Hartikainen