A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the basic tile for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Colorful Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
A repeating gloomy background image. This one consists of a pattern of black chains layered on top of a dark textured background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by captenpub.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
Zero CC tileable Laminate wood texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
From a drawing in 'Handbook of the excursions proposed to be made by the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, on the 27th and 28th of May, 1857', Edward Trollope, 1857.
Source Firkin
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
The tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i. Remixed from a drawing in 'Flowers of Song', Frederick Weatherly, 1895.
Source Firkin
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
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
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin