Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
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
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
A textured blue background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
This is a seamless pattern of regular hexagon which has a honeycomb structure.
Source Yamachem
Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor