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
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
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
Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
More leather, and this time it’s bigger! You know, in case you need that.
Source Elemis
From a drawing in 'Kingsdene', Maria Fetherstonehaugh, 1878.
Source Firkin
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin