A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of thisu can download them here :
Source Viscious-Speed
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
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5
Source GDJ
A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf