One of the most famous scenes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has been imprinted on a microfleece blanket.

The pop-culture phenomenon was discovered by CBC Calgary traffic reporter Jenny Howe on Monday when she returned home from her work.

Jenny Howe is the traffic and community reporter for the Homestretch, which is Calgary's afternoon show on CBC Radio. (CBC)

Upon her arrival, her partner, Jamie Marshall, came galloping to greet her at the door.

"He's like, 'I have the best thing to show you,'" said Howe, who followed Marshall to their bedroom.

Standing at the foot of their freshly-made bed, which is always covered with a microfleece blanket for "extra warmth" — Marshall struck a pose.

"He stood up and he put his hand beside him in the air. And he opened his mouth. And he plopped down on the blanket. And he stayed there for a few seconds."

After carefully standing up from the bed, Marshall revealed his creation — Han Solo frozen in carbonite.

The Star Wars character was encased in the material in Episode V by bad guys Darth Vader and Boba Fett.

CBC Calgary traffic reporter Jenny Howe says to achieve the Han Solo imprint in your microfleece blanket, you must first 'stroke' the fabric in the same direction. (Jenny Howe/CBC)

And then, Howe pretty much lost her mind.

"I was like, 'This is genius. This is the best thing that has happened to our blanket!'"

Now it's your turn to get creative. Show us your blanket art! Snap a picture and send it to calgaryphotos @cbc.ca

'Stroke it so it's smooth'

If you want to try out this nifty trick on your own microfleece blanket, Howe says you must first smooth out the blanket.

"Microfleece is like a cat. There is way to stroke it," she said.

"Stroke it so it's smooth … so it's all the same colour — the darker colour."

A model of Han Solo captured and frozen in carbonite from the traveling exhibit called the 'Star Wars Identities.' (Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images)

'Miracle fabric' needs to be explored

Howe says this discovery has her wondering if microfleece is the next new art medium.

"People need to know that this is a miracle fabric that can be explored. I want people to get creative with microfleece," she said.

A rendering of Jenny Howe's pet Boston terrier. (Jenny Howe/CBC)

'Freshly washed sheets and a fun message for my youngest son with his favourite animals! Sweet dreams!' (Submitted by Tammy Bates)

To get your creative juices flowing, Howe suggests you try imprinting the following items on your cozy blanket:

Pets

Fruit (still art?)

Recreate famous paintings — like Starry Night.

"If people can van Gogh microfleece, then my work here is done."