This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Looks like an old rug or a computer chip.
Source Patutin Sergey
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Smooth Polaroid pattern with a light blue tint.
Source Daniel Beaton
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.
Source Atle Mo
A rusty grunge background for websites. Feel free to use it in your site's theme.
Source V. Hartikainen
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
A series of 5 patterns. That’s what the P stands for, if you didn’t guess it.
Source Dima Shiper
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by CatherineClennan
Source Firkin
Seamless Light Background Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy