From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Submitted in a cream color, but you know how I like it.
Source Devin Holmes
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Clean and crisp lines all over the place. Wrap it up with this one.
Source Dax Kieran
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
This seamless background image should look nice on websites. It has a dark blue gray texture with vertical stripes, it tiles seamlessly and, like all of the background images here, it's free. So, if you like it, take it!
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Number 5 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern of "sewn stripes" colored in light gray.
Source V. Hartikainen
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo