A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
A free web background image with a seamless concrete-like texture and an Indian-red color.
Source V. Hartikainen
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
More bright luxury. This is a bit larger than fancy deboss, and with a bit more noise.
Source Viszt Péter
White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A dark gray, sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
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