From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen
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 very dark spotted twinkle pattern for your twinkle needs.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Handbook of the excursions proposed to be made by the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, on the 27th and 28th of May, 1857', Edward Trollope, 1857.
Source Firkin
A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
Like the name suggests, this background image consists of a pattern of dark bricks. It may be an option for you, if you are looking for something that looks like a brick wall for use as a background on web pages. It's not a masterpiece, but looks pretty nice when is tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.
Source GraphicsWall
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Dark squares with some virus-looking dots in the grid.
Source Hugo Loning