From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they traveled through the computer.
Source Haris Šumić
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 10
Source GDJ
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
A pattern formed from a photograph of a 16th century ceramic tile.
Source Firkin
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin