To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
A chequerboard pattern with a fruit theme. The fruits are from a posting by inkscapeforum.it.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
No relation to the band, but damn it’s subtle!
Source Thomas Myrman
Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
A background pattern with green vertical stripes. A new striped background pattern. This time a green one.
Source V. Hartikainen
Super detailed 16×16 tile that forms a beautiful pattern of straws.
Source Pavel
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
A seamless pattern formed from cross 4. To get the original tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Seamless Prismatic Geometric Pattern With Background
Source GDJ
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Awesome name, great pattern. Who does not love space?
Source Nick Batchelor
Simple combination of stripy squares with their negatively coloured counterparts
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Classic vertical lines, in all its subtlety.
Source Cody L
Prismatic Isometric Cube Extra Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight