A free background tile with a pattern of pink bump dots. This background tile is sweet! Moreover, it's designed for use as website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Real snow that tiles, not easy. This is not perfect, but an attempt.
Source Atle Mo
Black version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
A pattern formed from repeated instances of corner decoration 8. To get the basic tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Royal Ramsgate', James Simson, 1897.
Source Firkin
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Clean and crisp lines all over the place. Wrap it up with this one.
Source Dax Kieran
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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
A bit simplified version. Although it could be edited out to be simpler. Anyway, this time the tiling is converted to a pattern fill -which is using clipping for the tile's edges.
Source Lazur URH
Bumps, highlight and shadows – all good things.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Classy golf-pants pattern, or crossed stripes if you will.
Source Will Monson
A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin