We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
A cute x, if you need that sort of thing.
Source Juan Scrocchi
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor
A gray background pattern with a texture of textile. Suits perfectly for web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
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
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
If you don’t like cream and pixels, you’re in the wrong place.
Source Mizanur Rahman
A dark metal plate with an embossed grid pattern and a bit of rust. Here's a dark metal plate texture for use as a tiled background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zero CC tileable cork floor, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green