This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
Source V. Hartikainen
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 6 No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a seamless pattern which includes hexagonally-aligned gourds with BG in light-brown.
Source Yamachem
Sometimes simple really is what you need, and this could fit you well.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Free tiled background with colorful stripes and white splatter.
Source V. Hartikainen
Don’t look at this one too long if you’re high on something.
Source Luuk van Baars
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
A heavy hitter at 400x400px, but lovely still.
Source Breezi
Retro Circles Background 7 No Black
Source GDJ
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Guide to the Guildhall of the City of London', John Baddeley, 1898.
Source Firkin
A textured blue background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A playful triangle pattern with different shades of gray.
Source Dimitrie Hoekstra