To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
That’s what it is, a dark dot. Or sort of carbon looking.
Source Tsvetelin Nikolov
Here's a seamless brown cork board background texture. Feel free to download or reshare if you like.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
The tile this is based on was adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by frolicsomepl. It can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
There are quite a few grid patterns, but this one is a super tiny grid with some dust for good measure.
Source Dominik Kiss
Looks as if it's spray painted on the wall. You can be sure that this pattern will seamlessly fill your backgrounds on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
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 light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova