A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
"Beige Stone", Tileable Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.
Source Waseem Dahman
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
From an image on opengameart.org shared by rubberduck.
Source Firkin
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner