Inspired by an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by geralt
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Royal Ramsgate', James Simson, 1897.
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless background colored in pale orange. It has a paper like texture with diagonal grid pattern.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved 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
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, white Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
Tile available in Inkscape using shift-alt-i on the selected rectangle
Source Firkin
This one is quite simple in design, it consists of vertical stripes layered on top of a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark squares with some virus-looking dots in the grid.
Source Hugo Loning
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Not a flat you live inside, like in the UK – but a flat piece of cardboard.
Source Appleshadow
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin