A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.
Source Stefan Aleksić
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Derived from a design in 'Storia del Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze', Aurelio Gotti, 1889.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Number 5 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.
Source Firkin
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
An abstract texture of water. It's not perfect, but will do. You may download if you like it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
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