One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
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
A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
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.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.
Source Adam Anlauf
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8
Source GDJ
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Background pattern made in "Grunge-Like" style. Available in both SVG and JPG formats. Edit to your needs then click the download button.
Source V. Hartikainen
As the original image 's page size is too large for its image size, I remixed it.
Source Yamachem