Checkered Light Emboss@2X #281
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

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Tessellation 16 (colour 5) #2211
 Yellow  CC 0

The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 208 #2465
 Grid  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Fabric pattern 2 #2396
 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

Whitey #109
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A white version of the very popular linen pattern.

Source Ant Ekşiler

Patchwork Quilt Pattern Background #228
 Noise  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Floral Pattern Background 3 #218
 Noise  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Dark Denim #372
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.

Source Marco Slooten

Decorative divider 221 #2224
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.

Source Firkin

My Little Plaid #332
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Repeating squares overlapping.

Source Pete Fecteau

Candyhole #356
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

It’s a hole, in a pattern. On your website. Dig it!

Source Josh Green

Floral pattern 7 (colour 2) #2290
 Blue  CC 0

Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Zig Zag #328
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.

Source Dmitriy Prodchenko

Fleurs-de-lys pattern 2 #2205
 Dark  CC 0

Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.

Source Firkin

Batik Parang Rusak Seamless Pattern(faqeeh)-remix #2450
 Dark  CC 0

As the original image 's page size is too large for its image size, I remixed it.

Source Yamachem

Geometric pattern #2003
 Grid  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

"Grunge-Like" Background Pattern #1126
 Grunge  CC BY-SA 3.0

Background pattern made in "Grunge-Like" style. Available in both SVG and JPG formats. Edit to your needs then click the download button.

Source V. Hartikainen