To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile 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
The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
Floral patterns might not be the hottest thing right now, but you never know when you need it!
Source Lauren
ZeroCC tileable stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
The image depicts a seamless pattern of the design which includes a stylized lotus and a stylized crane.I referred to the original image in a book which is into public domain.
Source Yamachem
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