To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This ladies and gentlemen, is texturetastic! Love it.
Source Adam Pickering
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, 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
Nasty or not, it’s a nice pattern that tiles. Like they all do.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Colour version that is close to the original drawing uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker.
Source Firkin
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Super simple but very nice indeed. Gray with vertical stripes.
Source Merrin Macleod
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Some more diagonal lines and noise, because you know you want it.
Source Atle Mo
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin