Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.
Source Alexey Usoltsev
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
Tiny little flowers growing on your screen. Nice, huh?
Source Themes Tube
From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
A brown seamless wood texture in a form of stripe pattern. The result has turned out pretty well, in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
Similar to original, but without gaps in between the arrows. This seamless pattern was created from a rectangular tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
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
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Honestly, who does not like a little pipe and mustache?
Source Luca Errico
This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.
Source GraphicsWall
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo