From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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
CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte der Deutschen im Mittelalter' Franz von Loeher, 1891. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from part of a fractal rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
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
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
A dark striped seamless pattern suitable for use as a background on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Remix from a drawing in 'Ostatnie chwile powstania styczniowego', Zygmunt Sulima, 1887.
Source Firkin
If you need a green background for your blog/website, try this one. Remember that Green Striped Background is seamlessly tileable.
Source V. Hartikainen
Smooth Polaroid pattern with a light blue tint.
Source Daniel Beaton
Have you wondered about how it feels to be buried alive? Here is the pattern for it.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer