A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless canvas texture for using as background on websites. Colored in pale tones of brown.
Source V. Hartikainen
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Original seamless pattern with an Inkscape filter.
Source Firkin
Colour version that is close to the original drawing uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Vector version of a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by theasad121
Source Firkin
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
An attempt for cleaning up the original image in a few steps.
Source Lazur URH
This beige background pattern resembles a concrete wall with engravings or something similar to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from a corner decoration itself found as a jpg on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
Zero CC tillable hard cover red book with X shape marks. Scanned and made by me.
Source Sojan Janso