From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mdmelo.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Real snow that tiles, not easy. This is not perfect, but an attempt.
Source Atle Mo
A dark metallic background with a pattern of stamped dots. Here's a dark "metallic" background pattern for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Medium gray fabric pattern with 45-degree lines going across.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless textured paper for backgrounds. Colored in pale orange hues.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free pink background pattern.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin