Black Linen 2 #103
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.

Source Atle Mo

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Square ornament 38 #2147
 Dark  CC 0

From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.

Source Firkin

Floral design 90 #1815
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From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black@2X #442
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Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Background pattern 336 #1721
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Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background #549
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Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background

Source GDJ

Colorful Floral Background 2@2X #488
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Colorful Floral Background 2

Source GDJ

Wood Pattern@2X #371
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.

Source Alexey Usoltsev

Old Wall@2X #347
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Old concrete wall in light shades.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Retina Dust #915
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Fabric pattern 2 (colour 4) #2393
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Double Lined@2X #52
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.

Source Adam Anlauf

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

Black Scales #191
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as Silver Scales, but in black. Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.

Source Alex Parker

Recharging the void #164
 Noise  CC 0

Original effect recreated by a simple filter.

Source Lazur URH

Fall Leaves #243
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Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.

Source Eady

Background pattern 104 #561
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Background pattern 104

Source Firkin