To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
A dark brown fabric-like background texture with seamless pattern of winding stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
By popular request, an outline version of the pentagon pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a sports car on clker.com. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Love me some light mesh on a Monday. Sharp.
Source Wilmotte Bastien