How to make accessories?

I haven't logged into sl in a long time and I noticed how amazing clothes and accessories look now. Anyways, I'm pretty terrible at making things in sl - meaning I never really tried my hand at making clothes and other items. I really want to make attachments such as gloves, boots, bracelets, hats, odd stuff in a punk/gothic style. The thing is I don't know photoshop. I'm so ready to learn it though. Any advice you guys can give me is GREATLY appreciated.

Gloves are just a texture applied to a clothing layer. You can make a new clothing item in inventory as "gloves", wear that, and apply a texture to it (upper body template for positioning).

Boots are usually part clothing item and part prims. Look at some boots you admire to get an idea what is done with what.

Bracelets, hats, rings, purses, and all that other stuff are prims, attached to an attachment point on the avatar. Polish your building slills, and give it a try!

Lots of info on making attachments here.
http://avatartoolbox.googlepages.com/AvatarToolbox.html