Sonatine, reading about your coat plans has made me want to get my sewing machine out again and make a Winter’s coat. (I haven’t done much of anything at all since March because of health problems).
I’ve made two coats in the past, one was the Lisette for Butterick B6385 and last year I made the Silvia coatigan by Schnitten. I’m not familiar with the pattern you’re going to use and am intrigued that it says the whole thing is interlined. I interlined both of my coats but for different reasons.
B6385 is quite structured and the wool I used was also structured so I only interlined the ‘body’ of the coat for extra warmth. I used winceyette which I sewed to each individual front and back satin lining piece before I constructed the lining. I didn’t interline the sleeve lining. I then sewed the finished lining to the finished outer coat as per the instructions.
For the coatigan I interlined almost ALL of it but this was because the fabric was a boucle that needed to be stabilised. Again I used winceyette but this time I sewed it to each individual outer coat piece before construction. I didn’t interline the front facings; instead I used a black iron on interfacing to give the fabric stability and structure. Once I’d made the coat I then lined it.
Not sure if any of that helps you but basically what I’m saying is think about why you want to interline your coat and how it might affect the finished appearance.
Also, on the B6385 I used iron on interfacing on the front facings and on the collar. Like you, I am surprised that your coat pattern doesn’t suggest something similar. So another thought might be, interfacing, interlining, lining....these terms all sound so similar, might there be typo on your pattern???
Anyway, good luck with your coat, really pleased I read this thread. I bought a pdf for the Oslo coat pattern by Tessuti a while back so I think I might just go and print it out.
Happy sewing
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