I’m starting to think I have a concrete wall fetish.
Source Atle Mo
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
A lovely light gray pattern with stripes and a dash of noise.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
From a drawing in 'Kingsdene', Maria Fetherstonehaugh, 1878.
Source Firkin
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
The tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i. Remixed from a drawing in 'Flowers of Song', Frederick Weatherly, 1895.
Source Firkin
More bright luxury. This is a bit larger than fancy deboss, and with a bit more noise.
Source Viszt Péter
This pack of filters can help you adding a blocky overlay to objects. May come handy at drawing blocks of stone.
Source Lazur URH
Black paper texture, based on two different images.
Source Atle Mo
Based from Design Kindle
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A blue gray fabric-like texture for websites. An yet another fabric-like texture. It has subtle vertical and diagonal stripes to it.
Source V. Hartikainen
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Dark pattern with some nice diagonal stitched lines crossing over.
Source Ashton