Medium gray pattern with small strokes to give a weave effect.
Source Catherine
I took the liberty of using Dmitry’s pattern and made a version without perforation.
Source Atle Mo
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
Small gradient crosses inside 45-degree boxes, or bigger crosses if you will.
Source Wassim
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8
Source GDJ
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
A simple bump filter made upon request at irc #inkscape at freenode. Made a screen capture of the making here: https://youtu.be/TGAWYKVLxQw
Source Lazur URH
From a drawing in 'Worsborough; its historical associations and rural attractions', Joseph Wilkinson, 1879.
Source Firkin
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Zero CC tileable brick texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Alternative colour scheme. 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
This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.
Source Josh Green
This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by a drawing seen in 'City of Liverpool', James Picton, 1883.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
This is the remix of "polka dot seamless pattern".The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 7 No Background
Source GDJ
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo