Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Light gray grunge wall with a nice texture overlay.
Source Adam Anlauf
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
This is the remix of "Colorful Floral Pattern Background 3" uploaded by "GDJ". Thanks.
Source Yamachem
Hexagonal dark 3D pattern. What more can you ask for?
Source Norbert Levajsics
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen
A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.
Source Ian Soper
From a drawing in 'A Life Interest', Mrs Alexander, 1888.
Source Firkin
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso