Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
The act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated, a wrinkle; fold; furrow; ridge.
Source Anna Litvinuk
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
A free seamless background image with abstract texture of green "curtain".
Source V. Hartikainen
Sometimes simple really is what you need, and this could fit you well.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
A nice looking light gray background pattern with diagonal stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable ground (#2) cracked, crackled texture, made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso