Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
Source Firkin
This is a more minute version of "fishnet 01".The image depicts a seamless pattern of a fishnet with a plenty of fish.It may be a lucky charm for fishermen.
Source Yamachem
Looks like an old rug or a computer chip.
Source Patutin Sergey
Found on the ground in french cafe in kunming, Yunnan, china
Source Rejon
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern
Source Firkin
Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.
Source Mladjan Antic
Zero CC tileable ground cracked, crackled, texture, made by me.
Source Sojan Janso
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
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
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Textured Red Brown Plastic, Free Background Pattern. Although there's already enough plastic in our lives, let's bring it to the web too.)
Source V. Hartikainen
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova