Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use 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 beautiful dark wood pattern, superbly tiled.
Source Omar Alvarado
A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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
This ladies and gentlemen, is texturetastic! Love it.
Source Adam Pickering
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use 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
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers