From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
You just can’t get enough of the fabric patterns, so here is one more for your collection.
Source Krisp Designs
From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
Spice up your next school project with this icon background.
Source Swetha
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free background pattern with abstract green tiles.
Source V. Hartikainen
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
It’s like Shine Dotted’s sister, only rotated 45 degrees.
Source mediumidee
A seamless background tile of aged paper with shabby look.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Hexagonal dark 3D pattern. What more can you ask for?
Source Norbert Levajsics
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ