From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a mosaic in paint.net. The starting point for the mosaic was a picture of some prawns!
Source Firkin
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
Similar to original, but without gaps in between the arrows. This seamless pattern was created from a rectangular tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Neat little photography icon pattern.
Source Hossam Elbialy
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by DavidZydd
Source Firkin
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio
Tiny circle waves, almost like the ocean.
Source Sagive
Zero CC tileable yellow craft paper; scanned and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
A background pattern with a look of rough fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ