White Texture #131
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

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Zodiac pattern (black background) #267
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.

Source Firkin

Decorative divider 250 #2070
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.

Source Firkin

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 1 #2452
 Noise  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Flower pattern 2 #160
 Noise  CC 0

With a gold filter.

Source Lazur URH

Dark Denim@2X #373
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.

Source Marco Slooten

Background pattern 315 (colour 5) #1841
 Yellow  CC 0

The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 9 #399
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 9

Source GDJ

Background pattern 250 #2172
 Dark  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Retro Circles Background 8 #435
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 8

Source GDJ

stone filter pack #154
 Stone  CC 0

This pack of filters can help you adding a blocky overlay to objects. May come handy at drawing blocks of stone.

Source Lazur URH

Background pattern 66 #195
 Wall  CC 0

A background pattern drawn in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Floral background 5 #2404
 Fabric  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.

Source Firkin