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
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A free background pattern with abstract green tiles.
Source V. Hartikainen
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?
Source Nikolay Boltachev
Colour version that is close to the original drawing uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker.
Source Firkin
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Everyone loves a diamond, right? Make your site sparkle.
Source AJ Troxell
A seamless marble-like texture colored in light blue.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black
Source GDJ
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
This light background pattern has a texture of "frozen" surface with diagonal stripes. Here's an yet another addition to the collection of free website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
More carbon fiber for your collections. This time in white or semi-dark gray.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Produced using the clouds, flames and glass blocks plug-ins in Paint.net and the resulting .PNG vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
A seamless tessellation pattern. To get the tile this is formed from, select the pattern 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