The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
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
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A background pattern with blue on white vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To celebrate the new feature, we need some sparkling diamonds.
Source Atle Mo
Old China with a modern twist, take two.
Source Adam Charlts
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern originally a PNG drawn in Paint.net
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Royal Ramsgate', James Simson, 1897.
Source Firkin
The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
This reminds me of Game Cube. A nice light 3D cube pattern.
Source Sander Ottens
This one could be the shirt of a golf player. Angled lines in different thicknesses.
Source Olivier Pineda