Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Osckar
Source Firkin
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
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable ground (#2) cracked, crackled texture, made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Zero CC tileable bark texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A seamless striped fabric-like texture colored in a dark reddish brown color.
Source V. Hartikainen
A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
These dots are already worn for you, so you don’t have to.
Source Matt McDaniel
High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.
Source Projecteightyfive
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
Pattern produced in Paint.net using the Vibrato plug-in.
Source Firkin
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo