I've seen a good number of people apply a variety of clothing to skeletal creatures in their mods, and I'm wondering how this is done. I've yet to see a tutorial that covers such a thing, if there is one feel free to point me to it. If not, any instructions one can give are appreciated.

Know that I have no experience whatsoever creating my own/modifying meshes or textures, in case that's required to any degree.

you can have http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/fms/images/mods/6777/1276688066_fullres.jpg, and skeletal creatures. You may apply clothes on both, but the procedure, differs. So. what do you want to do?

If you may use npc is preferrable, because you don't need to learn any prodedure, but only to use a mod that adds skeletal race.

I require a creature, as NPCs can't be soul-trapped. I've made plenty of NPC undead before, and they were fun, but don't suit my purposes now.