. >> jim mcgregor and his mother sally need an early start on on this 35-year-old table cloth filled with names hand stitch bid her. >> moi mother-in-law started the table cloth many, many years ago. and when people would come to visit, she would have them sign it. >> look at these stitches. >> reporter: granny macgregor may have passed away, but her family tradition is still the topic of conversation every thanksgiving. >> gregor. >> it is incredibly special. this was my granny's. it was her that started it. seeing her handy work in this is just amazing. >> the material is much flimsier than it was before. it speak to how much it was washed. she would use this table cloth not only at thanksgiving but because she would have them sign too. >> reporter: so as the tradition goes, anyone over for a holiday must sign the table cloth. so i did. >> it's just beautiful. >> amazing tradition. >> that is what thanksgiving is all about. >> i kind of broke tradition today. i baked the turkey and then did i a fried turkey. >> that is the southern areas. >> tradition. age-old question here. pecan