Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.
Source Eady
Here's a dark background pattern that contains a steel grid pattern as a texture. Use it as a website background or for other purposes. It's free!
Source V. Hartikainen
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Life Interest', Mrs Alexander, 1888.
Source Firkin
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
The name Paisley reminds me of an old British servant. That’s just me.
Source Swetha
This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
Background Wall, Art Abstract, white Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
White handmade paper pattern with small bumps.
Source Marquis
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Carbon fiber is never out of fashion, so here is one more style for you.
Source Alfred Lee
Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin