From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background
Source GDJ
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
Here's a subtle marble-like background for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857
Source Firkin
Original seamless pattern with an Inkscape filter.
Source Firkin
This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.
Source Josh Green
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Not the Rebel alliance, but a dark textured pattern.
Source Hendrik Lammers
This light background pattern has a texture of "frozen" surface with diagonal stripes. Here's an yet another addition to the collection of free website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'rainbow twist' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 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
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo