More Textures
Seamless Cardboard Texture #1212
 Cardboard  CC BY-SA 3.0

A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.

Source V. Hartikainen

Background pattern 15 #201
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 5 #224
 Noise  CC 0

A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Black Linen #63
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 251 (colour 2) #2166
 Yellow  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

“Transparent” Background Pattern #493
 Light  CC 0

An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.

Source AdamStanislav

Background pattern 201 (colour) #2497
 Grid  CC 0

A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 26 (black) #199
 Dark  CC 0

Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.

Source Firkin

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 7 #518
 Dark  CC 0

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 7

Source GDJ

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black #463
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Prismatic Dots Background 3@2X #506
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 3

Source GDJ

Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background #387
 Noise  CC 0

Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background

Source GDJ

Black Scales #191
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.

Source Alex Parker

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background #489
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Little Pluses #73
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Subtle grunge and many little pluses on top.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 224 (colour 4) #2339
 Colorful  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin