This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
The image is a remix of "edo pattern-samekomon".I changed the color of dots from black to white and added BG in light-brown.
Source Yamachem
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
Has nothing to do with toast, but it’s nice and subtle.
Source Pippin Lee
The image depicts a shell seamless pattern.I used an OCAL clipart called "Shell" uploaded by "jgm104".Thanks.
Source Yamachem
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
A background pattern with green vertical stripes. A new striped background pattern. This time a green one.
Source V. Hartikainen
A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
Source Firkin
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Derived from a design in 'Storia del Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze', Aurelio Gotti, 1889.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
Colorful Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Uses spirals from Pixabay. To get the basic tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow