From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
Source Firkin
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.
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A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
This background image has seamless texture that resembles a surface of gray stone.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless background pattern with a texture of wood planks. This wood background pattern has vertically arranged planks. You may try to rotate it 90°, to see how it will look like when the wood planks are arranged horizontally.
Source V. Hartikainen
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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This background pattern contains worn out colorful stripes as a texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
This one needs to be used in small areas; you can see it repeat.
Source Luca
A seamless background of warped stripes on paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo