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 very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Nicely executed tiling for an interesting pattern.
Source Ignasi Àvila Padró
Basket Fibers, Basket Texture, Braid Background style CC0 texture.
Source 1A-Photoshop
A light background pattern with diagonal stripes. Here's a simple light striped background for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The tile 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
Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background. A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Dark Tile-able Grunge Texture. I think this texture can be classified as grunge. It's free and seamless, as always.
Source V. Hartikainen
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
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
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Hey, you never know when you’ll need a bird pattern, right?
Source Pete Fecteau
Here is a new seamless wood texture for using as blog or website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen