From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
Retro Circles Background 5 No Black
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
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
A cute x, if you need that sort of thing.
Source Juan Scrocchi
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background. A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon