We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
Inspired by a drawing seen in 'City of Liverpool', James Picton, 1883.
Source Firkin
Actually remixed from a pattern on Pixabay. But then noticed a very similar one on Openclipart.org uploaded by btj51q2.
Source Firkin
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Used a cherry by doctormo to make this seamless pattern
Source Firkin
Background pattern originally a PNG drawn in Paint.net
Source Firkin
A background pattern with blue on white vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
A cute x, if you need that sort of thing.
Source Juan Scrocchi
A simple circle. That’s all it takes. This one is even transparent, for those who like that.
Source Saqib
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Hundert Jahre in Wort und Bild', S. Stefan, 1899.
Source Firkin
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
A pattern drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
I love the movie Pineapple Express, and I’m also liking this Pineapple right here.
Source Audee Mirza
One more from Badhon, sharp horizontal lines making an embossed paper feeling.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
8 by 8 pixels, and just what the title says.
Source pixilated
This is a hot one. Small, sharp and unique.
Source GraphicsWall