A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Very simple, very blu(e). Subtle and nice.
Source Seb Jachec
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
More carbon fiber for your collections. This time in white or semi-dark gray.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin
A seamless web texture with illustration of pale color stains on canvas.
Source V. Hartikainen
I scanned a paper coffee cup. You know, in case you need it.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Zero CC tillable hard cover red book with X shape marks. Scanned and made by me.
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless web texture of "green stone".
Source V. Hartikainen
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud