A repeating background with a look of paper. I have added some changes to PatCreator. Now you can share your designs by submitting them to a new gallery section. Start by clicking Edit with PatCreator above.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
The classic 45-degree diagonal line pattern, done right.
Source Jorick van Hees
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.
Source Firkin
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'A Life Interest', Mrs Alexander, 1888.
Source Firkin
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ
Zero CC tileable wood texture, made by me procedurally in Neo Texture Edit.
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ