He's entitled to his opinion as you are to yours.Perhaps you should have gently told him so and continued to bind your lovely work in the comfort of the office.
Not many of us go down to the milking shed to milk the cow in order to get milk for our coffee or to churn to make butter any more, either...people sometimes have silly opinions when they become a little senile.
Just laugh those people off and tell them to move with the times. We are not so poor any more.