In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
A seamless green background texture. The image is distributed under a Creative Commons License (like all of the images here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from part of a fractal rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a snow crystal.I referred to a book called ”sekka-zusetsu” or "雪華図説" which means an illustrated explanation about snow crystals.This book was published in 1832 (天保3年) or Edo period.For more about "雪華図説",see here:dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2536975
Source Yamachem
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 6
Source GDJ
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Alternative colour scheme to the original.
Source Firkin
The image is a remix of "edo pattern-samekomon".I changed the color of dots from black to white and added BG in light-brown.
Source Yamachem
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 chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Bumps, highlight and shadows – all good things.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect
Source GDJ