A brown seamless wood texture in a form of stripe pattern. The result has turned out pretty well, in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
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
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins
A free seamless background texture that looks like a brown stone wall.
Source V. Hartikainen
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Zero CC tileable bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3
Source GDJ
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ