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
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Super detailed 16×16 tile that forms a beautiful pattern of straws.
Source Pavel
Have you wondered about how it feels to be buried alive? Here is the pattern for it.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme to the original.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.
Source Waseem Dahman
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Formed from decorative divider 184 in paint.net. Vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin