Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Sometimes simple really is what you need, and this could fit you well.
Source Factorio.us Collective
From a drawing in 'La Principauté de Liège et les Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle', Société des Bibliophiles Liégeois ,1887.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
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
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
Clover with background for St. Patrick's Day. Add to a card with a doily, ribbon, a leprechaun or other embellishments.
Source BAJ
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock
Nothing like a clean set of bed sheets, huh?
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
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
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'From Snowdon to the Sea. Striking stories of North and South Wales', Marie Trevelyan, 1895.
Source Firkin
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin