I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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
Geometric triangles seem to be quite hot these days.
Source Pixeden
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Dare I call this a «flat pattern»? Probably not.
Source Dax Kieran
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Prismatic 3D Isometric Tessellation Pattern 6
Source GDJ
Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
A nice looking light gray background pattern with diagonal 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
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
The texture of this background image has some similarities with leather, and it's colored in a dark brown color. So, if you are looking for a dark brown background image for your website, this may be an option for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle 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
A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen