A seamless pattern of "sewn stripes" colored in light gray.
Source V. Hartikainen
A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Sharp pixel pattern, just like the good old days.
Source Paridhi
A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
From a drawing in 'A Life Interest', Mrs Alexander, 1888.
Source Firkin
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen
Colorful Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
Seamless Olive Green Web Background Image
Source V. Hartikainen
Retro Circles Background 7 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon