From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
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 slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
f you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
A free seamless texture of reptile skin colored in a dark brown color. As always, you may use it as a repeated background image in your web design works, or for any other purposes.
Source V. Hartikainen
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio
A chequerboard pattern with a fruit theme. The fruits are from a posting by inkscapeforum.it.
Source Firkin
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
Here's an yet another seamless note paper texture for use as a background on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
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
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
If you’re sick of the fancy 3D, grunge and noisy patterns, take a look at this flat 2D brick wall.
Source Listvetra
I took the liberty of using Dmitry’s pattern and made a version without perforation.
Source Atle Mo