In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by k_jprather
Source Firkin
A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
Zero CC tileable pine bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
One more brick pattern. A bit more depth to this one.
Source Benjamin Ward
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Less Black than we're painted', James Payn, 1884.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
To celebrate the new feature, we need some sparkling diamonds.
Source Atle Mo
A re-make of the Gradient Squares pattern.
Source Dimitar Karaytchev
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by KirstenStar
Source Firkin
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Seamless Prismatic Geometric Pattern With Background
Source GDJ