Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
You don’t see many mid-tone patterns here, but this one is nice.
Source Joel Klein
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The tile this fill pattern is based on can be had by using shift+alt+i on the rectangle.
Source Firkin
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
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
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Geometric lines are always hot, and this pattern is no exception.
Source Listvetra
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin