The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
More bright luxury. This is a bit larger than fancy deboss, and with a bit more noise.
Source Viszt Péter
To get the tile this is made up from 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
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Black brick wall pattern. Brick your site up!
Source Alex Parker
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by theasad121
Source Firkin
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Less Black than we're painted', James Payn, 1884.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
A free seamless background image with a texture of dark red "canvas". It should look very nice on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo