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
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
This background has abstract texture with some similarities to wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin