Due to the method by which the golden bias trim emerges from within the seamline to lay over the adjoining piece of fabric; gaining a symmetrical semblance when seamlines meet requires the correct calculation and incorporation of a hidden standoff, a tricky issue that re-manifests for each and every junction on the cape.
The shoulder-seam immediately deals with 3 of such crossings, and even though the standoffs were included in the pattern, it will still require a number of visual check-ups to get them right.