You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
A frame using leaves from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mayapujiati
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
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay, CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Formed by heavily distorting part of a an image of a fish uploaded to Pixabay by GLady
Source Firkin
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
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
A grid of squares with green colours. Since the colours are randomly distributed it is automatically seamless.
Source Firkin
A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless dark leather-like background texture with diagonal lines that look like stitches.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin