Background pattern originally a PNG drawn in Paint.net
Source Firkin
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
A frame using leaves from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mayapujiati
Source Firkin
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background
Source GDJ
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
From an image on opengameart.org shared by rubberduck.
Source Firkin
The image depicts a seamless pattern of pine tree leaves.
Source Yamachem
The image depicts an edo-era pattern called "same-komon" or "鮫小紋"which looks like a shark skin.The "same" in Japanese means shark in English.
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 6 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Here I have tried to create something that would look like maple wood. Not sure how well it's turned out, but at least it looks like wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
A repeating background of thick textured paper. Actually, it turned out to look like something between a paper and fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen