diff --git a/src/text.rs b/src/text.rs
index 38f6f17..f6fe6b0 100644
--- a/src/text.rs
+++ b/src/text.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use super::{DrawCommand, MeshIndex, MeshVertex};
 use allsorts::binary::read::ReadScope;
 use allsorts::cff::CFF;
 use allsorts::font::{GlyphTableFlags, MatchingPresentation};
-use allsorts::font_data::{DynamicFontTableProvider, FontData};
+use allsorts::font_data::{DynamicFontTableProvider, FontData as AllsortsFontData};
 use allsorts::glyph_position::{GlyphLayout, TextDirection};
 use allsorts::outline::OutlineBuilder;
 use allsorts::pathfinder_geometry::{line_segment::LineSegment2F, vector::Vector2F};
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use allsorts::{tag, Font as AllsortsFont};
 use canary_types::GlyphPosition;
 use lyon::path::Path;
 use ouroboros::self_referencing;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 
 const TEXT_SCALE: f32 = 0.075;
 
@@ -142,26 +143,9 @@ pub struct GlyphMesh {
     indices: Vec<MeshIndex>,
 }
 
-#[self_referencing]
 pub struct Font {
-    file_buffer: Vec<u8>,
-    face_index: u16,
-    script: u32,
-    direction: TextDirection,
-    vertical: bool,
+    data: Mutex<FontData>,
     glyph_cache: GlyphCache,
-
-    #[borrows(file_buffer)]
-    #[covariant]
-    read_scope: ReadScope<'this>,
-
-    #[borrows(read_scope)]
-    #[not_covariant]
-    font_data: FontData<'this>,
-
-    #[borrows(font_data)]
-    #[covariant]
-    inner: AllsortsFont<DynamicFontTableProvider<'this>>,
 }
 
 impl Font {
@@ -172,31 +156,62 @@ impl Font {
         vertical: bool,
         file_buffer: Vec<u8>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let mut built = FontBuilder {
+        let mut data = FontData::load(face_index, script, direction, vertical, file_buffer);
+        let mut glyph_cache = GlyphCache::empty();
+        data.with_inner_mut(|font| glyph_cache.load_paths(font));
+        let data = Mutex::new(data);
+        Self { data, glyph_cache }
+    }
+
+    pub fn shape(&self, text: &str) -> Vec<GlyphPosition> {
+        self.data.lock().shape(text)
+    }
+}
+
+#[self_referencing]
+pub struct FontData {
+    file_buffer: Vec<u8>,
+    face_index: u16,
+    script: u32,
+    direction: TextDirection,
+    vertical: bool,
+
+    #[borrows(file_buffer)]
+    #[covariant]
+    read_scope: ReadScope<'this>,
+
+    #[borrows(read_scope)]
+    #[not_covariant]
+    font_data: AllsortsFontData<'this>,
+
+    #[borrows(font_data)]
+    #[covariant]
+    inner: AllsortsFont<DynamicFontTableProvider<'this>>,
+}
+
+impl FontData {
+    pub fn load(
+        face_index: u16,
+        script: u32,
+        direction: TextDirection,
+        vertical: bool,
+        file_buffer: Vec<u8>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        FontDataBuilder {
             file_buffer,
             face_index,
             script,
             direction,
             vertical,
-            glyph_cache: GlyphCache::empty(),
             read_scope_builder: |buffer| ReadScope::new(buffer),
-            font_data_builder: |scope| scope.read::<FontData<'_>>().unwrap(),
+            font_data_builder: |scope| scope.read::<AllsortsFontData<'_>>().unwrap(),
             inner_builder: |font_data| {
                 AllsortsFont::new(font_data.table_provider(0).unwrap())
                     .unwrap()
                     .unwrap()
             },
         }
-        .build();
-
-        let mut glyph_cache = GlyphCache::empty();
-        built.with_inner_mut(|font| {
-            glyph_cache.load_paths(font);
-        });
-
-        built.with_glyph_cache_mut(|old| std::mem::replace(old, glyph_cache));
-
-        built
+        .build()
     }
 
     pub fn shape(&mut self, text: &str) -> Vec<GlyphPosition> {
@@ -247,7 +262,7 @@ impl FontStore {
     pub fn load_font(&self, title: &str) -> Font {
         use font_kit::family_name::FamilyName;
         use font_kit::handle::Handle;
-        use font_kit::properties::{Properties, Style};
+        use font_kit::properties::Properties;
 
         println!("loading font family {}", title);
 
@@ -298,17 +313,16 @@ impl Default for DummyText {
             let mut font = store.load_font(family);
             let glyphs = font.shape(text);
 
-            font.with_glyph_cache_mut(|cache| {
-                let mut xcur = 0;
-                let mut ycur = 0;
-                for glyph in glyphs.iter() {
-                    let xpos = xcur + glyph.xoff;
-                    let ypos = ycur + glyph.yoff;
-                    xcur += glyph.hori_advance;
-                    ycur += glyph.vert_advance;
-                    cache.draw(&mut mesh, glyph.index, xpos, ypos, line_offset);
-                }
-            });
+            let mut xcur = 0;
+            let mut ycur = 0;
+            for glyph in glyphs.iter() {
+                let xpos = xcur + glyph.xoff;
+                let ypos = ycur + glyph.yoff;
+                xcur += glyph.hori_advance;
+                ycur += glyph.vert_advance;
+                font.glyph_cache
+                    .draw(&mut mesh, glyph.index, xpos, ypos, line_offset);
+            }
 
             line_offset += line_height;
         }