Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?
Source Jaromír Kavan
You were craving more leather, so I whipped this up by scanning a leather jacket.
Source Atle Mo
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.
Source Marco Slooten
A seamless pale yellow paper background with a pattern of animal tracks.
Source V. Hartikainen
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
I’m guessing this is related to the Sony Vaio? It’s a nice pattern no matter where it’s from.
Source Zigzain
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
If you want png files of thisu can download them here :
Source Viscious-Speed
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
Colour version of the original pattern.
Source Firkin
A textured blue background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a seamless pattern of a Japanese family crest called "chidori" in Japanese .A chidori in Japanese means a plover in English.
Source Yamachem