UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2003


                              HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                         Commission File Number 1 - 9482

           Delaware                                            64-0740905
  (State or other jurisdiction                              (I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

   3406 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS                              38801
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                 (662) 842-2834

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Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)     Exhibits:

           Exhibit
            Number      Description
         -------------  ------------------------------------------------------

             99.1       Press release issued by Hancock Fabrics, Inc., dated
                        August 19, 2003

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On  August  19,  2003,  Hancock  Fabrics,   Inc.  issued  a  press  release
announcing,  among other things,  its quarterly earnings results for the quarter
ended August 3, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                               HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)

                                               By:  /s/ Bruce D. Smith
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                         Bruce D. Smith

                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                (Principal Financial and
                                                   Accounting Officer)

August 20, 2003

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


   Exhibit
    Number       Description
---------------  --------------------------------------------------------------

     99.1        Press release issued by Hancock Fabrics, Inc., dated
                 August 19, 2003
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2003

                              HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                         Commission File Number 1 - 9482

           Delaware                                            64-0740905
  (State or other jurisdiction                              (I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

   3406 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS                              38801
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                 (662) 842-2834
Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)     Exhibits:

           Exhibit
            Number      Description
         -------------  ------------------------------------------------------

             99.1       Press release issued by Hancock Fabrics, Inc., dated
                        August 19, 2003

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On  August  19,  2003,  Hancock  Fabrics,   Inc.  issued  a  press  release
announcing,  among other things,  its quarterly earnings results for the quarter
ended August 3, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                               HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)

                                               By:  /s/ Bruce D. Smith
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                         Bruce D. Smith

                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                (Principal Financial and
                                                   Accounting Officer)

August 20, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit
    Number       Description
---------------  --------------------------------------------------------------

     99.1        Press release issued by Hancock Fabrics, Inc., dated
                 August 19, 2003