From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Luxurious looking pattern (for a T-shirt maybe?) with a hint of green.
Source Simon Meek
Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.
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
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
An abstract pale yellow paper-like background with stains colored in yellow and green.
Source V. Hartikainen
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
A re-make of the Gradient Squares pattern.
Source Dimitar Karaytchev
Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo