Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Here's an yet another background for websites, with a seamless texture of wood planks this time.
Source V. Hartikainen
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of thisu can download them here :
Source Viscious-Speed
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A free background tile with a pattern of pink bump dots. This background tile is sweet! Moreover, it's designed for use as website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins
A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Super simple but very nice indeed. Gray with vertical stripes.
Source Merrin Macleod
A green background pattern with warped vertical stripes and a grunge look.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos