From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
A pale olive green background with a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sharp pixel pattern, just like the good old days.
Source Paridhi
A brown metallic grid pattern layered on top of a dark fabric texture. It should look great when using as a tiled background on web pages, especially blogs.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
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
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Zero CC asphalt, pavement, texture, photographed and made by me. CC0 WARNING I FOUND A SEAM ON THIS TEXTURE
Source Sojan Janso
Sometimes you just need the simplest thing.
Source Fabricio
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A free seamless background image with abstract texture of green "curtain".
Source V. Hartikainen