A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
This is the remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".The image depicts a seamless pattern of the front upper part of Japanese five yen coin which is used currently.This design represents a rice with ripe golden ears.
Source Yamachem
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
A colourful background drawn originally in paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
A dark background pattern/texture of a dimpled metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.
Source GraphicsWall
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
The tile this is based on was adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by frolicsomepl. It can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Prose and Verse ', William Linton, 1836.
Source Firkin
A dark metal plate with an embossed grid pattern and a bit of rust. Here's a dark metal plate texture for use as a tiled background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
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 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background
Source GDJ
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin