Micro Carbon@2X #8
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

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lotus crane #2499
 Concrete  CC 0

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

Fabric pattern 2 #2396
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Background pattern purple #1946
 Colorful  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

“Transparent” Background Pattern@2X #494
 Light  CC 0

An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.

Source AdamStanislav

Prismatic Floral Background No Black #475
 Light  CC 0

Prismatic Floral Background No Black

Source GDJ

Background pattern blue #1949
 Blue  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Rough Cloth@2X #313
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Background pattern 290 #1932
 Dark  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2 #567
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2

Source GDJ

Background pattern 8 (colour) #211
 Noise  CC 0

Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Fabric pattern #2402
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Background pattern 7 #227
 Noise  CC 0

Pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Fall Leaves #243
 Fabric  CC 0

Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.

Source Eady

Green Dust & Scratches #107
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.

Source Atle Mo