Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
A seamless pale yellow paper background with a pattern of animal tracks.
Source V. Hartikainen
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Geometric lines are always hot, and this pattern is no exception.
Source Listvetra
A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
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
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.
Source Ian Soper
Nasty or not, it’s a nice pattern that tiles. Like they all do.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.
Source Tim Ward
Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.
Source Atle Mo
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A green background pattern with warped vertical stripes and a grunge look.
Source V. Hartikainen
He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba