Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
White fabric looking texture with some nice random wave features.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Seamless Prismatic Quadrilateral Line Art Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by a 1930s wallpaper pattern I saw on TV.
Source Firkin
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Bright gray tones with a hint of some metal surface.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
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
I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat