The image depicts a seamless pattern of a tortoise in tortoiseshell (hexagon).
Source Yamachem
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
That’s what it is, a dark dot. Or sort of carbon looking.
Source Tsvetelin Nikolov
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
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
From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8
Source GDJ
A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen