From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
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
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
Used the 6th circle pattern designed by Viscious-Speed to create a print that can be used for card making or scrapbooking. Save as a PDF file for the best printing option.
Source Lovinglf
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Tile available in Inkscape using shift-alt-i on the selected rectangle
Source Firkin
This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
A version without colours blended together to give a different look.
Source Firkin
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
You guessed it – looks a bit like cloth.
Source Peax Webdesign
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2
Source GDJ