From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.
Source Eady
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
The following repeating website background is colored in a blue gray color and resembles a concrete wall or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks.
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Green Background Pattern
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Sharp but soft triangles in light shades of gray.
Source Pixeden
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop