Here I have tried to create something that would look like maple wood. Not sure how well it's turned out, but at least it looks like wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
From drawing in 'Musings in Maoriland', Thomas Bracken, 1890.
Source Firkin
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks. https://cloaks.deviantart.com
Source Atle Mo
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
From a drawing of the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire on Wikimedia.
Source Firkin
Geometric lines are always hot, and this pattern is no exception.
Source Listvetra
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin