Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
A free pink background pattern.
Source V. Hartikainen
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
Tiny, tiny 3D cubes. Reminds me of the good old pattern from k10k.
Source Etienne Rallion
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A background tile for web with abstract repeating texture of dark "stone wall".
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen