From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Super simple but very nice indeed. Gray with vertical stripes.
Source Merrin Macleod
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Feel free to use this seamless background texture as a background on a web site. It's colored in a light pink color and is seamlessly tile-able.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.
Source Alexey Usoltsev
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
The image depicts a shell seamless pattern.I used an OCAL clipart called "Shell" uploaded by "jgm104".Thanks.
Source Yamachem
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
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
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo