diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1908218..b036d8e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,45 @@ pub fn decode_tag(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<(u64, Varint, usize)>, Error> {
 pub trait Schema<'a> {
     type Element: 'a;
 
-    fn should_unwrap(element_id: u64) -> bool;
-    fn decode<'b: 'a>(element_id: u64, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<Self::Element, Error>;
+    fn should_unwrap(&self, element_id: u64) -> bool;
+    fn decode<'b: 'a>(&self, element_id: u64, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<Self::Element, Error>;
+
+    fn decode_element<'b: 'a>(&self, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<Option<(Self::Element, usize)>, Error> {
+        match decode_tag(bytes) {
+            Ok(None) => Ok(None),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
+            Ok(Some((element_id, payload_size_tag, tag_size))) => {
+                let should_unwrap = self.should_unwrap(element_id);
+
+                let payload_size = match (should_unwrap, payload_size_tag) {
+                    (true, _) => 0,
+                    (false, Varint::Unknown) => return Err(Error::UnknownElementLength),
+                    (false, Varint::Value(size)) => size as usize
+                };
+
+                let element_size = tag_size + payload_size;
+                if element_size > bytes.len() {
+                    // need to read more still
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+
+                match self.decode(element_id, &bytes[tag_size..element_size]) {
+                    Ok(element) => Ok(Some((element, element_size))),
+                    Err(error) => Err(error)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn iter_for<'b: 'a>(self, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> EbmlIterator<'a, Self>
+    where Self: Sized
+    {
+        EbmlIterator {
+            schema: self,
+            slice: bytes,
+            position: 0
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct Webm;
@@ -110,64 +147,27 @@ pub enum WebmElement<'a> {
 impl<'a> Schema<'a> for Webm {
     type Element = WebmElement<'a>;
 
-    fn should_unwrap(element_id: u64) -> bool {
+    fn should_unwrap(&self, element_id: u64) -> bool {
         false
     }
 
-    fn decode<'b: 'a>(element_id: u64, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<WebmElement<'a>, Error> {
+    fn decode<'b: 'a>(&self, element_id: u64, bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<WebmElement<'a>, Error> {
         // dummy
         Ok(WebmElement::Unknown(element_id, bytes))
     }
 }
 
-pub fn decode_element<'a, 'b: 'a, T: Schema<'a>>(bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Result<Option<(T::Element, usize)>, Error> {
-    match decode_tag(bytes) {
-        Ok(None) => Ok(None),
-        Err(err) => Err(err),
-        Ok(Some((element_id, payload_size_tag, tag_size))) => {
-            let should_unwrap = T::should_unwrap(element_id);
-
-            let payload_size = match (should_unwrap, payload_size_tag) {
-                (true, _) => 0,
-                (false, Varint::Unknown) => return Err(Error::UnknownElementLength),
-                (false, Varint::Value(size)) => size as usize
-            };
-
-            let element_size = tag_size + payload_size;
-            if element_size > bytes.len() {
-                // need to read more still
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-
-            match T::decode(element_id, &bytes[tag_size..element_size]) {
-                Ok(element) => Ok(Some((element, element_size))),
-                Err(error) => Err(error)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct EbmlIterator<'b, T: Schema<'b>> {
-    schema: std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
+    schema: T,
     slice: &'b[u8],
     position: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'b, T: Schema<'b>> EbmlIterator<'b, T> {
-    pub fn new(bytes: &'b[u8]) -> Self {
-        EbmlIterator {
-            schema: std::marker::PhantomData,
-            slice: bytes,
-            position: 0
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'b, T: Schema<'b>> Iterator for EbmlIterator<'b, T> {
     type Item = T::Element;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T::Element> {
-        match decode_element::<T>(&self.slice[self.position..]) {
+        match self.schema.decode_element(&self.slice[self.position..]) {
             Err(_) => None,
             Ok(None) => None,
             Ok(Some((element, element_size))) => {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn decode_sanity_test() {
-        let decoded = decode_element::<Webm>(TEST_FILE);
+        let decoded = Webm.decode_element(TEST_FILE);
         if let Ok(Some((WebmElement::Unknown(tag, slice), element_size))) = decoded {
             assert_eq!(tag, 0x0A45DFA3); // EBML tag, sans the length indicator bit
             assert_eq!(slice.len(), 31); // known header payload length
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn decode_webm_test1() {
-        let mut iter = EbmlIterator::<Webm>::new(TEST_FILE);
+        let mut iter = Webm.iter_for(TEST_FILE);
         // EBML Header
         assert_webm_blob(iter.next(), 0x0A45DFA3, 31);