Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Picturesque New Guinea', J Lindt, 1887.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
A floral background formed from numerous clones of flower 117.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Codogno e il suo territorio nella cronaca e nella storia'', Gio and Giarella Cairo, 1897.
Source Firkin
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
A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
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
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ