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
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
This background image has seamless texture that resembles a surface of gray stone.
Source V. Hartikainen
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A repeating background with dark brown stone-like texture and abstract pattern that looks like tree trunks.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zero CC tileable Crackled Cement (streaks) texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
A seamless background pattern with impressed gray dots.
Source V. Hartikainen
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Inspired by a design found in 'Konstantinápolyi emlékeim', Miklos Chriszto, 1893.
Source Firkin
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin