A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
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 brown seamless wood texture in a form of stripe pattern. The result has turned out pretty well, in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop
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
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin