A free tileable background colored in off-white (antique white) color.
Source V. Hartikainen
This metal background pattern resembles a metal plate with rivets. Solid rivets on a metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
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
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This was submitted in a beige color, hence the name. Now it’s a gray paper pattern.
Source Konstantin Ivanov
Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
A mid-tone gray pattern with some cement looking texture.
Source Hendrik Lammers
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable pine bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Wasn't satisfied with the original's colouring. Too much component transfer and colormatrixes yet the results are lacking a bit. So this time it is a simple black to transparent fade, making it possible remixing easily once there will be other blending modes supported as well. Probably in inkscape 0.92.
Source Lazur URH
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Codogno e il suo territorio nella cronaca e nella storia'', Gio and Giarella Cairo, 1897.
Source Firkin
Sharp but soft triangles in light shades of gray.
Source Pixeden
Zero CC tileable bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
A seamless web texture of "green stone".
Source V. Hartikainen
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon