Fabric pattern 2 #2396
 Fabric  CC 0

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

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Background pattern 277 #2029
 Dark  CC 0

A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

Source Firkin

Dark Stripes@2X #40
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Bird pattern #2293
 Pink  CC 0

Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

White carbon@2X #12
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.

Source Atle Mo

Xv #314
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.

Source Lasma

Checkered Light Emboss #280
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

Background pattern 291 #1931
 Dark  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 10 #216
 Noise  CC 0

A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Vector Magic.

Source Firkin

Handmade Paper #37
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

White handmade paper pattern with small bumps.

Source Marquis

Dark Mosaic@2X #122
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.

Source John Burks

Fabric 1@2X #10
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.

Source Atle Mo