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): January 28, 2005


                              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.)

      One Fashion Way, Baldwyn, MS                           38824
 (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                 (662) 365-6000


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
    (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 5.03.   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal
             Year.

     On January 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of Hancock  Fabrics,  Inc. (the
"Company")  approved a change in the  fiscal  year end of the  Company  from the
Sunday  closest to January 31 to the  Saturday  closest to January 31, with such
change to take effect with the year beginning January 31, 2005. This change will
provide an extra day to process  week-ending  reports  prior to the start of the
next work week and will  conform  the  Company's  year-end  to that used by most
other  retailers.  No  transition  report is required to be filed as a result of
this change in fiscal year.



                                    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)



Date:    January 31, 2005
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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): January 28, 2005

                              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.)

      One Fashion Way, Baldwyn, MS                           38824
 (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                 (662) 365-6000

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
    (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.03.   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal
             Year.

     On January 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of Hancock  Fabrics,  Inc. (the
"Company")  approved a change in the  fiscal  year end of the  Company  from the
Sunday  closest to January 31 to the  Saturday  closest to January 31, with such
change to take effect with the year beginning January 31, 2005. This change will
provide an extra day to process  week-ending  reports  prior to the start of the
next work week and will  conform  the  Company's  year-end  to that used by most
other  retailers.  No  transition  report is required to be filed as a result of
this change in fiscal year.

                                    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)

Date:    January 31, 2005