poorly spider?

We have a number of spiders visiting our house at any one time and we like to leave them be, but I think this fellow is struggling, I can't tell if he is covered in web or dust? (Excuse the flash).

Vibrant embroidered artworks by Takashi Iwasaki. Brilliant. Found via ali loves curtis.

For those who adore snail-mail, Krissy of Paper Schmaper alerted me to The Modern Letter Project. On a side note there is one more spot in my pay it forward, if you are interested see a few posts below.