Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.
Source Firkin
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This seamless pattern consists of a blue grid on a yellow background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
This white background pattern has a seamless grunge style texture. Here's a white grunge style background pattern. Use it as a tiled background image on web sites or for other purposes.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
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
Derived from a corner decoration itself found as a jpg on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A background pattern with green vertical stripes. A new striped background pattern. This time a green one.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A green background pattern with warped vertical stripes and a grunge look.
Source V. Hartikainen
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
Dark Tile-able Grunge Texture. I think this texture can be classified as grunge. It's free and seamless, as always.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
A seamless pattern based on a tile that can be achieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileable moss texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso