Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless pattern formed from a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A light background pattern with diagonal stripes. Here's a simple light striped background for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
A repeating background for websites with a texture of black groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know I love paper patterns. Here is one from Stephen. Say thank you!
Source Stephen Gilbert
The tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i. Remixed from a drawing in 'Flowers of Song', Frederick Weatherly, 1895.
Source Firkin
Retro Circles Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Analecta Eboracensia', Thomas Widdrington, 1897.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a sports car on clker.com. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
An abstract Background pattern of purple twisty patterns.
Source TikiGiki
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin