From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
From a drawing in 'Kingsdene', Maria Fetherstonehaugh, 1878.
Source Firkin
A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
Formed by distorting an image on Pixabay that was uploaded by gustavorezende. To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen