The image depicts a tiled seamless pattern.The tile represents four leaves aligned every 90 ° , which may look like a bird or a dragon .The original leaf design is from a Japanese old book.
Source Yamachem
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
A background tile of dark textile. Made this a long time ago and just now decided to publish it.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless background pattern with a texture of wood planks. This wood background pattern has vertically arranged planks. You may try to rotate it 90°, to see how it will look like when the wood planks are arranged horizontally.
Source V. Hartikainen
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin
I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
A bit strange this one, but nice at the same time.
Source Diogo Silva
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
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
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin