A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Canadian forest industries July-December', 1915
Source Firkin
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using 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
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Green Background Pattern
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Wasn't satisfied with the original's colouring. Too much component transfer and colormatrixes yet the results are lacking a bit. So this time it is a simple black to transparent fade, making it possible remixing easily once there will be other blending modes supported as well. Probably in inkscape 0.92.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ