“That boy is our last hope.”

If Luke Skywalker had run for New Republic president, he undoubtedly would have asked Shepard Fairey to design his poster, too.

“Manbroiderer” whateverjames made this detailed cross-stitch of Luke in all his starry-eyed earnestness, riffing on Fairey’s iconic “Obama Hope” poster. It’s roughly the size of a hardcover novel, just to give you an idea of how much work went into this.

Whateverjames is such a fan of Star Wars stitching that he created his own Flickr group for us needlepoint Jedi: Han Stitched First. Looks like he also has plans to expand it into a blog, so keep your eyes peeled for more Star Wars stitchery from this guy!

[Via Mr. X Stitch]

• Luke Skywalker “A New Hope” Cross-Stitch
• Han Stitched First Flickr group
• Han Stitched First blog
• More Star Wars crafts on Geek Crafts
• More cross-stitching on Geek Crafts
• You only have until May 29 to enter our “Name the Geek” contest, and win a wampa-load of goodies. What the heck are you waiting for?