Background pattern 254 (colour) #2143
 Colorful  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

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Green Fibers #91
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Fabric pattern (colour 4) #2399
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Tactile Noise@2X #6
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.

Source Atle Mo

crissXcross@2X #112
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.

Source Ashton

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background #491
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Geometric pattern #2005
 Grid  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Background pattern 306 (colour 3) #1880
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Cardboard #278
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 226 #2321
 Brown  CC 0

A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Faded Yellow Stripes, Background Pattern #933
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Background pattern 272 (colour 3) #2055
 Red  CC 0

A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin