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
Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
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 seamless pattern formed from miutopia's cakes on a tablecloth.
Source Firkin
Pattern #100! A black classic knit-looking pattern.
Source Factorio.us Collective
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?
Source Nikolay Boltachev
From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background
Source GDJ
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.
Source Mladjan Antic
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
If you don’t like cream and pixels, you’re in the wrong place.
Source Mizanur Rahman
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady