As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Zero CC tileable dry grass texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Derived from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by nutkitten
Source Firkin
Here's a seamless brown cork board background texture. Feel free to download or reshare if you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.
Source Ian Soper
Wild Oliva or Oliva Wilde? Darker than the others, sort of a medium dark pattern.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Traced from a drawing in 'Household Stories from the Collection of the Brothers Grimm', Wilhelm Carl Grimm , 1882.
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
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Looks like an old wall. I guess that’s it then?
Source Viahorizon
Clover with background for St. Patrick's Day. Add to a card with a doily, ribbon, a leprechaun or other embellishments.
Source BAJ
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
White circles connecting on a light gray background.
Source Mark Collins
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.
Source Alexey Usoltsev
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
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Bumps, highlight and shadows – all good things.
Source Badhon Ebrahim