Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
This is the remix of "Background pattern 115" uploaded by "Firkin".Thanks.
Source Yamachem
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Remixed from a drawing in 'Jezebel's Daughter', Wilkie Collins 1880
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A free seamless background texture of "timber wall" (colored in dark brown).
Source V. Hartikainen
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect.
Source Firkin
The following orange background pattern resembles a honeycomb.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
The tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i. Remixed from a drawing in 'Flowers of Song', Frederick Weatherly, 1895.
Source Firkin
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
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