The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
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 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
White fabric looking texture with some nice random wave features.
Source Hendrik Lammers
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
To get the repeating unit, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857
Source Firkin
More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.
Source Josh Green
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Inspired by the B&O Play, I had to make this pattern.
Source Atle Mo