To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
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
The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.
Source V. Hartikainen
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless stone-like background for blogs or any other type of websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Inspired by a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by kokon_art
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso