A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Hey, you never know when you’ll need a bird pattern, right?
Source Pete Fecteau
You may use it as is, or modify it as you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Seamless Light Background Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.
Source Firkin
A simple circle. That’s all it takes. This one is even transparent, for those who like that.
Source Saqib
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo