Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.
Source Alexey Usoltsev
Here's an yet another seamless note paper texture for use as a background on websites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
A frame using leaves from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mayapujiati
Source Firkin
Farmer could be some sort of fabric pattern, with a hint of green.
Source Fabian Schultz
An interesting dark spotted pattern at an angle.
Source Hendrik Lammers
From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Smooth Polaroid pattern with a light blue tint.
Source Daniel Beaton
Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.
Source Stefan Aleksić
A dark metal plate with an embossed grid pattern and a bit of rust. Here's a dark metal plate texture for use as a tiled background on web pages.
Source V. Hartikainen
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Used correctly, this could be nice. Used in a bad way, all hell will break loose.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number 4 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
You know you can’t get enough of these linen-fabric-y patterns.
Source James Basoo
Vector version of a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by theasad121
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo