The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
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
A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background
Source GDJ
The image depicts a seamless pattern of the design which includes a stylized lotus and a stylized crane.I referred to the original image in a book which is into public domain.
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
Nicely crafted paper pattern, although a bit on the large side (500x593px).
Source Blaq Annabiosis
Formed by distorting an image on Pixabay that was uploaded by gustavorezende. To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background
Source GDJ
Feel free to use this seamless background texture as a background on a web site. It's colored in a light pink color and is seamlessly tile-able.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free tileable background colored in off-white (antique white) color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
This texture looks like old leather. It should look great as a background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Royal Ramsgate', James Simson, 1897.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin