This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
I’m starting to think I have a concrete wall fetish.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Pixeline
Source Firkin
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
From a drawing in 'Less Black than we're painted', James Payn, 1884.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Sharp pixel pattern, just like the good old days.
Source Paridhi
Based on an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by devanath
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen