We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
A background pattern with a look of rough fabric.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is sort of fresh, but still feels a bit old school.
Source Martuchox
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Background formed from the original with an emboss effect.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable brick texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Light gray version of the Binding pattern that looks a bit like fabric.
Source Newbury
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use 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
You just can’t get enough of the fabric patterns, so here is one more for your collection.
Source Krisp Designs
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Number 3 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
I skipped number 3, because it wasn’t all that great. Sorry.
Source Dima Shiper
A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin