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 16, 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 9.01.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)           Exhibits:

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

         99.1      Quarterly earnings press release issued by Hancock Fabrics,
                   Inc., dated August 16, 2005
















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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)



Date:    August 16, 2005









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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

     99.1        Quarterly earnings press release issued by Hancock Fabrics,
                 Inc., dated August 16, 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): August 16, 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 9.01.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)           Exhibits:

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

         99.1      Quarterly earnings press release issued by Hancock Fabrics,
                   Inc., dated August 16, 2005

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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)

Date:    August 16, 2005

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

     99.1        Quarterly earnings press release issued by Hancock Fabrics,
                 Inc., dated August 16, 2005

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