A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
The square tile 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
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
White handmade paper pattern with small bumps.
Source Marquis
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Produced using the clouds, flames and glass blocks plug-ins in Paint.net and the resulting .PNG vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
Found on the ground in french cafe in kunming, Yunnan, china
Source Rejon
From a drawing of the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire on Wikimedia.
Source Firkin
Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
Here's an yet another background for websites, with a seamless texture of wood planks this time.
Source V. Hartikainen
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
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
This could be a hippy vintage wallpaper.
Source Tileable Patterns