From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
Zero CC bark from fur tree tileable texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Here's a quite bright pink background pattern for use on websites. It doesn't look like a real fur, but it definitely resembles one.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless textured paper for backgrounds. Colored in pale orange hues.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a Japanese family crest called "chidori" in Japanese .A chidori in Japanese means a plover in English.
Source Yamachem
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
Zero CC tileable cork floor, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Like the name suggests, this background image consists of a pattern of dark bricks. It may be an option for you, if you are looking for something that looks like a brick wall for use as a background on web pages. It's not a masterpiece, but looks pretty nice when is tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin