Checkered Light Emboss #280
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

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Background pattern 230 #2304
 Yellow  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Diamond pattern (colour 9) #2269
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Floral background 2@2X #430
 Wall  CC 0

Background formed from the original with an emboss effect

Source GDJ

Colorful Geometric Pattern Background #231
 Noise  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Background pattern 220 #2360
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Derived from a design in 'Storia del Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze', Aurelio Gotti, 1889.

Source Firkin

gourd seamless pattern #2277
 Brown  CC 0

The image depicts a seamless pattern which includes hexagonally-aligned gourds with BG in light-brown.

Source Yamachem

Background pattern 253 #2153
 Brown  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Little Knobs@2X #311
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

White little knobs, coming in at 10x10px. Sweet!

Source Amos

Grilled Noise #581
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.

Source Dertig Media

Background pattern 314 (colour 2) #1838
 Green  CC 0

The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Darth Stripe@2X #100
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Diagonal lines with a lot of texture to them.

Source Ashton