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
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Blue Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
Prismatic 3D Isometric Tessellation Pattern 6
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Real Sailor-Songs', John Ashton, 1891.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Like the name says, light and gray, with some small dots and circles.
Source Brenda Lay
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A free pink background pattern.
Source V. Hartikainen
Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.
Source Mladjan Antic
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin