Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Here's a repeatable texture that resembles a light green concrete wall or something similar.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
Alternative colour scheme to the original.
Source Firkin
A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Pixeline
Source Firkin
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
This was submitted in a beige color, hence the name. Now it’s a gray paper pattern.
Source Konstantin Ivanov
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.
Source Firkin
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
Source V. Hartikainen
It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
Simple wide squares with a small indent. Fits all.
Source Petr Šulc.
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin