Using Maya to Create Clothing

I am making great strides in learning how to use Maya to create avatar clothing, thanks to this excellent tutorial video by Lilli Thompson:



I have gotten as far as creating a dressmaker's rigging, which I can now use as the basis for various types of shirts, pants, and gowns:

I still have a lot to learn (the various ways of editing polygons, for instance) but it's a good start.