From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
This is a remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".I hope this subtle color version of Seigaiha would be suitable for background .
Source Yamachem
Seamless Olive Green Web Background Image
Source V. Hartikainen
Here's an yet another seamless note paper texture for use as a background on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Here is a new seamless wood texture for using as blog or website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Feel free to download and use it, or see the rest of the dark background patterns that I have made. Anyway, I hope you will find something that you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
This texture looks like old leather. It should look great as a background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a Japanese family crest called "chidori" in Japanese .A chidori in Japanese means a plover in English.
Source Yamachem
A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton