From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Lovely pattern with some good-looking non-random noise lines.
Source Zucx
A green background pattern with warped vertical stripes and a grunge look.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2
Source GDJ
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.
Source Stefan Aleksić
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Inspired by a pattern found in 'A General History of Hampshire, or the County of Southampton, including the Isle of Wight', Bernard Woodwood, 1861
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
Source GDJ
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
A seamless background pattern of dark brown wood planks.
Source V. Hartikainen