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
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
Abstract Ellipses Background Grayscale
Source GDJ
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
A repeating background with dark brown stone-like texture and abstract pattern that looks like tree trunks.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin