Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
A floral background formed from numerous clones of flower 117.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.
Source Mladjan Antic
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale
Source GDJ
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
A repeating background of thick textured paper. Actually, it turned out to look like something between a paper and fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).
Source V. Hartikainen
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
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
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen