A drafting device for textile machinery comprising: a plurality of roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17) configured to draft a fiber band, each of the roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17) including a driving roller (14a, 15a, 16a, 17a) and a driven roller (14b, 15b, 16b, 17b) configured to rotate with rotation of the driving roller (14a, 15a, 16a, 17a), and a load monitoring system comprising: a motor (M14, M15) configured to rotate the driving roller (14a, 15a) of at least one of the roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17); a motor driver (D14, D15) configured to control operation of the motor (M14, M15); and a monitoring unit configured to monitor a load torque acting on the motor (M14, M15), wherein the motor driver (D14, D15) includes: a load detector (141, 151) configured to detect a value corresponding to the magnitude of the load torque acting on the motor (M14, M15); an adjuster (142, 152) configured to adjust the magnitude of a drive current or a drive voltage applied to the motor (M14, M15), in accordance with the magnitude of the load torque detected by the load detector (141, 151); a first output unit (D14a, D15a) electrically connected to the motor (M14, M15) to output the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the motor (M14, M15); and a second output unit (D14b, D15b) connected so as to be able to communicate with the monitoring unit to output an electrical signal concerning the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is configured to monitor the load torque based on the electrical signal output from the second output unit (D14b, D15b), characterized in that the motor (M14, M15) is a stepping motor (M14, M15) and in that the monitoring unit is configured to determine that abnormality concerning the fiber band occurs when the magnitude of the load torque is equal to or smaller than a first threshold, and to determine that abnormality concerning the roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17) occurs in a case where the magnitude of the load torque is smaller than a second threshold set based on the magnitude of the load torque at the time the fiber band is not drafted. a motor (M14, M15) configured to rotate the driving roller (14a, 15a) of at least one of the roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17); a motor driver (D14, D15) configured to control operation of the motor (M14, M15); and a monitoring unit configured to monitor a load torque acting on the motor (M14, M15), wherein the motor driver (D14, D15) includes: a load detector (141, 151) configured to detect a value corresponding to the magnitude of the load torque acting on the motor (M14, M15); an adjuster (142, 152) configured to adjust the magnitude of a drive current or a drive voltage applied to the motor (M14, M15), in accordance with the magnitude of the load torque detected by the load detector (141, 151); a first output unit (D14a, D15a) electrically connected to the motor (M14, M15) to output the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the motor (M14, M15); and a second output unit (D14b, D15b) connected so as to be able to communicate with the monitoring unit to output an electrical signal concerning the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the monitoring unit, wherein a load detector (141, 151) configured to detect a value corresponding to the magnitude of the load torque acting on the motor (M14, M15); an adjuster (142, 152) configured to adjust the magnitude of a drive current or a drive voltage applied to the motor (M14, M15), in accordance with the magnitude of the load torque detected by the load detector (141, 151); a first output unit (D14a, D15a) electrically connected to the motor (M14, M15) to output the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the motor (M14, M15); and a second output unit (D14b, D15b) connected so as to be able to communicate with the monitoring unit to output an electrical signal concerning the drive current or drive voltage adjusted by the adjuster (142, 152) to the monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is configured to monitor the load torque based on the electrical signal output from the second output unit (D14b, D15b), characterized in that the motor (M14, M15) is a stepping motor (M14, M15) and in that the monitoring unit is configured to determine that abnormality concerning the fiber band occurs when the magnitude of the load torque is equal to or smaller than a first threshold, and to determine that abnormality concerning the roller pairs (14, 15, 16, 17) occurs in a case where the magnitude of the load torque is smaller than a second threshold set based on the magnitude of the load torque at the time the fiber band is not drafted.