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 seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.
Source Ian Soper
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
It has waves, so make sure you don’t get sea sickness.
Source CoolPatterns
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.
Source Josh Green
Spice up your next school project with this icon background.
Source Swetha
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 6
Source GDJ
From a drawing of the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire on Wikimedia.
Source Firkin
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.
Source Eady
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin