Paper 3 #31
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.

Source Atle Mo

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Prismatic Dots Background 2 #503
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 2

Source GDJ

Background pattern 221 (colour) #2346
 Yellow  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern #1942
 Brown  CC 0

Formed by distorting an image on Pixabay that was uploaded by gustavorezende. To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background2 #259
 Wall  CC 0

rug texture background

Source Jilllio

Background pattern 227 (colour 2) #2313
 Blue  CC 0

A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background #565
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black@2X #468
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black

Source GDJ

Background pattern 29 #200
 Dark  CC 0

Pattern produced in Paint.net using the Vibrato plug-in.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 9 (colour) #214
 Noise  CC 0

Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background #394
 Light  CC 0

Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Green Fibers@2X #92
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Decorative divider 288 #1820
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 222 #2345
 Green  CC 0

Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Smooth Wall@2X #28
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.

Source Atle Mo

Tactile Noise@2X #6
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.

Source Atle Mo

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 3) #2037
 Colorful  CC 0

The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin