Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Like the name says, light and gray, with some small dots and circles.
Source Brenda Lay
Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Sharp but soft triangles in light shades of gray.
Source Pixeden
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Smooth Polaroid pattern with a light blue tint.
Source Daniel Beaton
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A background pattern with blue on white vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
A beautiful dark wood pattern, superbly tiled.
Source Omar Alvarado
From a drawing in 'Jardyne's Wife', Charles Wills, 1891.
Source Firkin
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
A playful triangle pattern with different shades of gray.
Source Dimitrie Hoekstra
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
From a drawing in 'La Principauté de Liège et les Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle', Société des Bibliophiles Liégeois ,1887.
Source Firkin
A seamless background pattern of dark brown wood planks.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo