From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
Redrawn based on a drawing in 'По Сѣверо-Западу Россіи' Konstantin Sluchevsky, 1897.
Source Firkin
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
This beige background pattern resembles a concrete wall with engravings or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Canadian forest industries July-December', 1915
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
An abstract pale yellow paper-like background with stains colored in yellow and green.
Source V. Hartikainen