This one is quite simple in design, it consists of vertical stripes layered on top of a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
A free black metallic background pattern. Here's a new pattern I made that looks metallic.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free seamless background image with a texture of dark red "canvas". It should look very nice on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by the B&O Play, I had to make this pattern.
Source Atle Mo
A dark striped seamless pattern suitable for use as a background on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Have you wondered about how it feels to be buried alive? Here is the pattern for it.
Source Hendrik Lammers
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This background has abstract texture with some similarities to wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
Source Firkin
From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
Source Firkin
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
The image depicts a shell seamless pattern.I used an OCAL clipart called "Shell" uploaded by "jgm104".Thanks.
Source Yamachem
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern found in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a tortoise in tortoiseshell (hexagon).
Source Yamachem
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova