Derived from a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
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
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
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
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
A classic dark tile for a bit of vintage darkness.
Source Listvetra
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