Remixed from a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Redrawn based on a drawing in 'По Сѣверо-Западу Россіи' Konstantin Sluchevsky, 1897.
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
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This one is quite simple in design, it consists of vertical stripes layered on top of a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
This background pattern has futuristic look. So, maybe it could be used on websites or blogs dedicated to video games?!
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A pattern formed from a photograph of a 16th century ceramic tile.
Source Firkin
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
A seamless pattern with wide vertical stripes colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin