Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
A large (588x375px) sand-colored pattern for your ever-growing collection. Shrink at will.
Source Alex Tapein
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
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
Based on an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by devanath
Source Firkin
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Star Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Here's a subtle marble-like background for use on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
This background pattern looks like bamboo to me. Feel free to download it for your website (for your blog perhaps?).
Source V. Hartikainen
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight