To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
The image depicts an edo-era pattern called "same-komon" or "鮫小紋"which looks like a shark skin.The "same" in Japanese means shark in English.
Source Yamachem
The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile based on a jpg on Pixabay. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.
Source Firkin
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
One more brick pattern. A bit more depth to this one.
Source Benjamin Ward
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Not the Rebel alliance, but a dark textured pattern.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Number 5 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Inspired by a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte', Freidrich Hellwald, 1896.
Source Firkin
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
A hint of orange color, and some crossed and embossed lines.
Source Adam Anlauf
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8
Source GDJ
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin