Paven@2X #297
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
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Fabric pattern 2 (colour 2) #2395
Fabric CC 0Not 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 257 (colour) #2136
Green CC 0Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Floral design 98 (colour) #1781
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Straws #972
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super detailed 16×16 tile that forms a beautiful pattern of straws.
Source Pavel
Background pattern 251 (colour 2) #2166
Yellow CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Clean gray paper@2X #860
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Gray Diagonal Stripes Background #900
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A nice looking light gray background pattern with diagonal stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
White Brushed@2X #1184
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
Cardboard@2X #279
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 339 (colour 2) #1707
Green CC 0The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Patterned Pale Orange Background #1314
Orange CC BY-SA 3.0You may use it as is, or modify it as you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
Fabric of Squares #1095
Light CC BY-SA 3.0As far as fabric patterns goes, this is quite crisp.
Source Heliodor Jalba
Background pattern 309 (colour 4) #1863
Green CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin