I would advise to use high quality faux fur, even if it’s the first fursuit and you still have to learn. Cheap faux fur is hard to work with and frustration is inevitable. Yes, good faux fur may be expensive and even if it does not work out perfectly the first time, I recommend investing the money. Furthermore, I would recommend not to build your fursona for the first fursuit. When building your first fursuit, there is still a lot to learn and try out and this knowledge can then flow into the second fursuit, which will probably be your fursona.