From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ