Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
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
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect
Source GDJ
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.
Source GraphicsWall
Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Orange-red pattern for tiled backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Pattern Background, Texture, Photoshop Structure style CC0 texture.
Source Darkmoon1968
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin