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
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
A seamless pattern formed from a sports car on clker.com. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
The texture of this background image has some similarities with leather, and it's colored in a dark brown color. So, if you are looking for a dark brown background image for your website, this may be an option for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf
The image depicts a seamless pattern of Japanese Edo pattern called "kikkou-matsu" or "亀甲松" meaning " tortoiseshell-pinetree".The real pinetree is like this: https://jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301065077/
Source Yamachem
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
Dark wooden pattern, given the subtle treatment. based on texture from Cloaks.
Zero CC tileable moss or lichen covered stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 7 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
"Beige Stone", Tileable Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Element of beach pattern with background.
Source Rones