Colour version of the original pattern.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.
Source Dertig Media
A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
The tile can be had by using shift+alt+i on the selected rectangle in Inkscape
Source Firkin
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ