With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
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
All good things come in threes, so I give you the third in my little concrete wall series.
Source Atle Mo
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form", Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A nice looking light gray background pattern with diagonal stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from miutopia mug remixes on a tablecloth.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo