From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
The texture of this background image has some similarities with leather, and it's colored in a dark brown color. So, if you are looking for a dark brown background image for your website, this may be an option for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
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
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless web background with texture of aged grid paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A seamless background of warped stripes on paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
Based on an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by devanath
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
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 6
Source GDJ
Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.
Source Atle Mo