Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.
Source Atle Mo
It almost looks a bit blurry, but then again, so are fishes.
Source Petr Šulc
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.
Source Firkin
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
A seamless dark leather-like background texture with diagonal lines that look like stitches.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sometimes you just need the simplest thing.
Source Fabricio
More carbon fiber for your collections. This time in white or semi-dark gray.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin