This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Black brick wall pattern. Brick your site up!
Source Alex Parker
Never out of fashion and so much hotter than the 45º everyone knows, here is a sweet 60º line pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Original minus the background
Source Firkin
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Luxurious looking pattern (for a T-shirt maybe?) with a hint of green.
Source Simon Meek
Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.
Source Atle Mo
Zero CC tileable Laminate wood texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
This pattern comes in orange, and it looks as if it is "made of glass".
Source V. Hartikainen
Retro Circles Background 7 No Black
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin