This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
A blue background wallpaper for websites. It has a seamless texture with vertical stripes. It looks quite nice not only when using as a tiled background on websites, but also on computer desktops.
Source V. Hartikainen
Mostly just mucked about with the colours and made one of the paths in the lead frame opaque. The glass remains transparent.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
This is the third pattern called Dark Denim, but hey, we all love them!
Source Brandon Jacoby
A very dark spotted twinkle pattern for your twinkle needs.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
Black brick wall pattern. Brick your site up!
Source Alex Parker
Like the name suggests, this background image consists of a pattern of dark bricks. It may be an option for you, if you are looking for something that looks like a brick wall for use as a background on web pages. It's not a masterpiece, but looks pretty nice when is tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes