From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
Formed from decorative divider 184 in paint.net. Vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.
Source Daniel Beaton
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 the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
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
"Beige Stone", Tileable Texture.
Source V. Hartikainen