Subtle Freckles@2X #90
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!

Source Atle Mo

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Part of Bayeux Tapestry 4 #2446
 Noise  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Electric recharge #163
 Noise  CC 0

Simple turbulence filter rigged in in inkscape.

Source Lazur URH

Background pattern 235 (colour 4) #2252
 Green  CC 0

To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Checkered Light Emboss #280
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

Transparent Square Tiles@2X #299
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.

Source Nathan Spady

Prismatic Dots Background 8 #515
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 8

Source GDJ

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 2 #2451
 Noise  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Dots Background 8@2X #516
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 8

Source GDJ

Background pattern 235 #2255
 Yellow  CC 0

To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

stone filter pack #154
 Stone  CC 0

This pack of filters can help you adding a blocky overlay to objects. May come handy at drawing blocks of stone.

Source Lazur URH

Vintage pattern #2296
 Brown  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 7 (grey) #206
 Dark  CC 0

Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Paisley Background@2X #496
 Light  CC 0

Paisley Background

Source GDJ