From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
This is a remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".I hope this subtle color version of Seigaiha would be suitable for background .
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall
These dots are already worn for you, so you don’t have to.
Source Matt McDaniel
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
A seamless texture of a rough concrete surface.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns