Cardboard@2X #279
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.

Source Atle Mo

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Fleurs-de-lys pattern 2 #2205
 Dark  CC 0

Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.

Source Firkin

Diamond pattern (colour 8) #2273
 Red  CC 0

From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

"Polished Stone", Gray Background Pattern #1053
 Stone  CC BY-SA 3.0

A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).

Source V. Hartikainen

Retina Dust@2X #916
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.

Source Atle Mo

Paper 1 #15
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.

Source Atle Mo

"Gold Buttons", Pale Yellow BG Pattern #1215
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!

Source V. Hartikainen

Tessellation 16 (colour 4) #2212
 Green  CC 0

The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 328 (colour 6) #1796
 Red  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i

Source Firkin

Parquet flooring pattern (colour 2) #2426
 Green  CC 0

A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 259 (colour 4) #2131
 Green  CC 0

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

Background pattern 232 #2297
 Dark  CC 0

Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.

Source Firkin