Bizarre exchange of the week

On the way to Paddington this evening I was, not unusually, spinning on the tube. Now this normally gets its fair share of odd looks and funny comments, but tonight I was utterly flummoxed by a lovely older lady.  She was travelling with her daughter who had asked me what I was doing.  When I responded with "spinning, or more technically plying" (on my turkish), her mum promptly told me I was doing no such thing!  Daughter then helpfully explained that mum was an ex-textiles teacher and prolific spinner, not to mention an exhibitor this year at Fibre Fest!  Not really sure what the correct response to that is...