diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 13a99c4..19944bb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ use jotdown::{Container, Event, ListKind};
 pub use jotdown;
 use range_map::RangeMap;
 
-pub struct JotdownBufferIter<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> {
+pub struct JotdownBufferIter<'a, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> {
     djot: T,
-    font_system: &'b mut FontSystem,
     width: f32,
     metrics: Metrics,
     indent: Vec<Indent>,
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct JotdownBufferIter<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> {
 
 struct JotdownIntoBuffer<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> {
     djot: &'b mut T,
-    attrs: Attrs<'a>,
+    attrs: Attrs<'static>,
     metrics: Metrics,
     indent: &'b mut Vec<Indent>,
     image_url: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ pub struct Indent {
 pub const INDENT_AMOUNT: f32 = 18.0;
 
 impl<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownIntoBuffer<'a, 'b, T> {
-    type Item = (&'a str, Attrs<'a>);
+    type Item = (&'a str, Attrs<'static>);
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         while let Some(event) = self.djot.next() {
@@ -138,17 +137,34 @@ impl<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownIntoBuffer<'a, '
 
 pub struct JotdownItem<'a> {
     pub indent: Indent,
-    pub buffer: Buffer,
+    pub buffer: Vec<(&'a str, Attrs<'static>)>,
+    pub metrics: Metrics,
     pub image_url: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
     pub url_map: Option<RangeMap<usize, &'a str>>,
+    pub width: f32,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownBufferIter<'a, 'b, T> {
+impl<'a> JotdownItem<'a> {
+    pub fn make_buffer(&self, font_system: &mut FontSystem) -> Buffer {
+        let mut buffer = Buffer::new(font_system, self.metrics);
+        buffer.set_rich_text(
+            font_system,
+            self.buffer.iter().cloned(),
+            Attrs::new().family(Family::SansSerif),
+            Shaping::Advanced,
+        );
+
+        buffer.set_wrap(font_system, cosmic_text::Wrap::WordOrGlyph);
+        buffer.set_size(font_system, self.width - self.indent.indent, f32::MAX);
+        buffer.shape_until_scroll(font_system, false);
+        buffer
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownBufferIter<'a, T> {
     type Item = JotdownItem<'a>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        let mut buffer = Buffer::new(&mut self.font_system, self.metrics);
-
         let mut jot = JotdownIntoBuffer {
             djot: &mut self.djot,
             attrs: Attrs::new().family(Family::SansSerif),
@@ -161,25 +177,15 @@ impl<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownBufferIter<'a, '
             urls: Vec::new(),
         };
 
-        buffer.set_rich_text(
-            &mut self.font_system,
-            &mut jot,
-            Attrs::new().family(Family::SansSerif),
-            Shaping::Advanced,
-        );
-
-        buffer.set_wrap(&mut self.font_system, cosmic_text::Wrap::WordOrGlyph);
-        buffer.set_metrics(&mut self.font_system, jot.metrics);
+        let buffer: Vec<(&str, Attrs<'static>)> = (&mut jot).collect();
         let image_url = jot.image_url;
         let urls = jot.urls;
         let added = jot.added;
+        let metrics = jot.metrics;
         let indent = self.indent.last().copied().unwrap_or_default();
-        buffer.set_size(&mut self.font_system, self.width - indent.indent, f32::MAX);
-
         if !added {
             return None;
         } else {
-            buffer.shape_until_scroll(&mut self.font_system, true);
             return Some(JotdownItem {
                 indent,
                 url_map: if urls.is_empty() {
@@ -189,20 +195,20 @@ impl<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for JotdownBufferIter<'a, '
                 },
                 buffer,
                 image_url,
+                metrics,
+                width: self.width,
             });
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn jotdown_into_buffers<'a, 'b, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>>(
+pub fn jotdown_into_buffers<'a, T: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>>(
     djot: T,
-    font_system: &'b mut FontSystem,
     metrics: Metrics,
     width: f32,
-) -> JotdownBufferIter<'a, 'b, T> {
+) -> JotdownBufferIter<'a, T> {
     JotdownBufferIter {
         djot,
-        font_system,
         width,
         metrics,
         indent: Vec::new(),