From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
You were craving more leather, so I whipped this up by scanning a leather jacket.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background
Source GDJ
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Derived from a corner decoration itself found as a jpg on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
Here's a brown background pattern with subtle stripes. I hope you'll like the color. If not, feel free to change it using an image editor, if you know how of course. Personally, I'm using GIMP to create these backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background
Source GDJ
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
A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile