diff --git a/src/ser/mod.rs b/src/ser/mod.rs
index 8130a8d..591abc6 100644
--- a/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl<W> Serializer<W>
 where
     W: Write,
 {
-    fn new_from_writer(writer: EventWriter<W>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_from_writer(writer: EventWriter<W>) -> Self {
         Self {
             writer,
             root: true,