To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
A seamless design of flowers remixed from a jpg on Pixabay by Prawny.
Source Firkin
I’m not going to use the word Retina for all the new patterns, but it just felt right for this one. Huge wood pattern for ya’ll.
Source Atle Mo
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Picturesque New Guinea', J Lindt, 1887.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileabel stone granite texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
White handmade paper pattern with small bumps.
Source Marquis
This is a remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".I hope this subtle color version of Seigaiha would be suitable for background .
Source Yamachem
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by ractapopulous
Source Firkin
Dare I call this a «flat pattern»? Probably not.
Source Dax Kieran