From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Remixed from a drawing in 'Canadian forest industries July-December', 1915
Source Firkin
Number 4 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
The original enhanced with some gradients.
Source Firkin
The original has been presented as black on transparent and stored in the pattern definitions. To retrieve the unit tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
To celebrate the new feature, we need some sparkling diamonds.
Source Atle Mo
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 seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
I have no idea how to describe this one, but it’s light and delicate.
Source JBasoo
A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo