From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Green Background Pattern
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern the basic tile for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
It’s a hole, in a pattern. On your website. Dig it!
Source Josh Green
The image depicts a seamless pattern of pine tree leaves.
Source Yamachem
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from miutopia mug remixes on a tablecloth.
Source Firkin
This is the remix of an Openclipart clipart called "Maze" uploaded by "any_ono_mous".Thanks.This is a seamless pattern of a maze.
Source Yamachem
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.
Source Atle Mo
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Sometimes you just need the simplest thing.
Source Fabricio