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Starring #585
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

If you need stars, this is the one to get.

Source Agus Riyadi

Paven@2X #297
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.

Source Josh Green

My Little Plaid@2X #333
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Repeating squares overlapping.

Source Pete Fecteau

Fabric pattern 2 (colour 6) #2391
 Fabric  CC 0

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

Elastoplast #282
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.

Source Josh Green

Seamless Core Pattern 10 #171
 Dark  CC 0

Seamless Core Pattern 10

Source GDJ

Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Leafy design 18 (colour)@2XaFloral design 96 (colour) #1787
 Green  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 252 (colour 2) #2156
 Brown  CC 0

Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin