Here's a tile-able wood background image for use in web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
An alternative colour scheme for the original seamless texture formed from an image on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
Looks like an old rug or a computer chip.
Source Patutin Sergey
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number 5 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.
Source Firkin
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen