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
The image depicts a tiled seamless pattern.The tile represents four leaves aligned every 90 ° , which may look like a bird or a dragon .The original leaf design is from a Japanese old book.
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
This background pattern contains worn out colorful stripes as a texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
A simple circle. That’s all it takes. This one is even transparent, for those who like that.
Source Saqib
The image is the remix of "wire-mesh fence seamless pattern" .This is a more minute version of it.Sorry for the file size.Using path>difference in Inkscape, I will cut out any silhouette from this pattern and create a "meshed silhouette".
Source Yamachem
A mid-tone gray pattern with some cement looking texture.
Source Hendrik Lammers
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A seamless paper background texture colored in pale yellow. This seamless texture is ideal for those who need a yellow background image for their website. The texture resembles paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
An abstract web texture of a polished blue stone (or does it look more like ice).
Source V. Hartikainen
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
An attempt for cleaning up the original image in a few steps.
Source Lazur URH
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
Dark blue concrete wall with some small dust spots.
Source Atle Mo
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight