Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A green background pattern with warped vertical stripes and a grunge look.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
From a drawing in 'Codogno e il suo territorio nella cronaca e nella storia'', Gio and Giarella Cairo, 1897.
Source Firkin
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
Someone was asking about how to achieve a fur pattern at #inkscape irc so tried to make a filter on it. Flood filled fractal noises rigged together. May someone find a good use for these.
Source Lazur URH
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.
Source Firkin
This beige background pattern resembles a concrete wall with engravings or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Seamless Light Background Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.
Source Firkin