Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
The starting point for this was drawn on the web site steamcoded.org/PolyskelionMaker.svg
Source Firkin
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
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
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Medium gray fabric pattern with 45-degree lines going across.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless Prismatic Pythagorean Line Art Pattern No Background. A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
Seamless Background For Websites. It has a texture similar to cork-board.
Source V. Hartikainen
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
A re-make of the Gradient Squares pattern.
Source Dimitar Karaytchev
A pale orange background pattern with glossy groove stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Triangular Background Design Mark II 5
Source GDJ
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret