Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
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
The original enhanced with one of Inkscapes's filters.
Source Firkin
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern I saw in a 19th century book. This seamless pattern was created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Nasty or not, it’s a nice pattern that tiles. Like they all do.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I’m not going to use the word Retina for all the new patterns, but it just felt right for this one. Huge wood pattern for ya’ll.
Source Atle Mo
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian