Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the basic tile for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx
A free light orange brown wallpaper with vertical stripes designed for use as a tiled background on websites. An yet another background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Smooth Polaroid pattern with a light blue tint.
Source Daniel Beaton
Sometimes simple really is what you need, and this could fit you well.
Source Factorio.us Collective
You guessed it – looks a bit like cloth.
Source Peax Webdesign
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Textured Red Brown Plastic, Free Background Pattern. Although there's already enough plastic in our lives, let's bring it to the web too.)
Source V. Hartikainen