From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using 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
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Light gray pattern with an almost wall tile-like appearance.
Source Markus Tinner
Zero CC tileable bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
This ladies and gentlemen, is texturetastic! Love it.
Source Adam Pickering
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
This metal background pattern resembles a metal plate with rivets. Solid rivets on a metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
A pattern derived from part of a fractal rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Feel free to download and use it, or see the rest of the dark background patterns that I have made. Anyway, I hope you will find something that you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background
Source GDJ