We get asked one question more frequently than almost anything else:
“Why is it called Stitch?”
Why did we choose Stitch as the name for a community built around the idea of forming social connections for people over 50?
After answering the question what feels like a thousand times since Stitch began, I realized I needed to write it down so everyone would have the answer.
That’s what I’ve finally done, and is what this article is all about.
Watch the video below to hear it from me in person, or else scroll down to find out the background behind the name “Stitch”!
We chose the name “Stitch” for a couple of reasons.
The first is one members usually figure out themselves.
We’re stitching people together.
In a world where our social circles are constantly under pressure to shrink as we age, it’s vitally important for us to find ways to build new social connections to replace the ones we have lost.
We created Stitch to be a community that helps build those social connections and stitch people together.
But there is a bigger, much more ambitious reason we chose the name.
More than simply helping individual members form social connections, our goal is to stitch the fabric of society back together.
Seriously!
If you’re not a member of the community yet, you might think that sounds a little grandiose.
But if you have experienced what it’s like to be part of the Stitch Community, you’ll know that the foundation of everything we do on Stitch is devoted to nurturing and growing many of the things that have seem to have been lost in broader society over the last few decades: being kind, being welcoming to others, being friendly, being helpful, and doing your part to enrich the lives of other people.
These aren’t just vague goals, either: the Stitch Community Guidelines embed these behaviors and values into how the entire community operates.
Ever since the rise of the Internet and social media, many of the communities and organizations that used to play these roles in society have been lost. And there is overwhelming evidence that the algorithms that the big tech companies use to maximize profits are more likely to create loneliness, isolation, alienation, and social disharmony than any sense of belonging and community.
But just because the big tech companies have used technology to create negative outcomes, it doesn’t need to be that way.
I’ve you’ve been a member of an active Stitch community even for a little while, you’ll know there is a fundamental difference between how members behave in Stitch compared to what happens on any other site on the Internet.
We are creating a community where everyone looks after each other; where it’s not the loudest voice in the room that gets the most attention; where kindness and a sense of community wins.
Now, we’re not saying we’ve achieved our goal yet.
Far from it: we’re only just getting started.
But the name “Stitch” is there to let you know where we think the destination is, and we won’t stop until we get there.
We hope you’ll come on the journey with us.
Happy Stitching.




Stitch has improved my life immeasurably. My friends often have different interests to me, but I can usually find someone in Stitch who shares my interests or is willing to try something different.
Andrew, you and I are on exactly the same page. After my Wife died I have tried churches, bars, and other social groups to meet others and possibly find new romance. I’m new to Stitch and still figuring it out. I like to write and my main goal in my writings is to convince people that we are ALL brothers and sisters, and like bees in a hive or ants in a colony we need to work together and try to understand one another and our commonality if we are to be truly successful as a human race. I think a large part of the problem is that people in general are afraid to express their feelings openly and are afraid of being seen as weak or lacking in their character. We are ALL human, and we ALL have fears and hangups and foibles, and yes, a lot of us even have major character flaws. We need to love one another and do what we can to support one another.
I do support you and your cause brother. Keep on, keepin on! May GOD bless your enterprise.
Love it! Thanks for sharing, Walter, it’s great to have you part of the community 🙏. Regards, Andrew
Are there only 3 of us on this blog?
Hi Walter, the community has its own discussion platform inside Stitch, so most members get involved in conversations there rather than on our blog site. Just go to the Discussions page inside Stitch to see all the conversations. If you’d like to discuss this article with other members, please feel free to post a new discussion!