diff --git a/svgpathtools/document.py b/svgpathtools/document.py
index 8371c85..3d2b7c1 100644
--- a/svgpathtools/document.py
+++ b/svgpathtools/document.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement, register_namespace
 from xml.dom.minidom import parseString
 import warnings
+from io import StringIO
 from tempfile import gettempdir
 from time import time
 
@@ -257,6 +258,18 @@ class Document:
 
         self.root = self.tree.getroot()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_svg_string(svg_string):
+        """Factory method for creating a document from a string holding a svg
+        object
+        """
+        # wrap string into StringIO object
+        svg_file_obj = StringIO(svg_string)
+        # reset cursor to the beginning of the buffer
+        svg_file_obj.seek(0)
+        # create document from file object
+        return Document(svg_file_obj)
+
     def paths(self, group_filter=lambda x: True,
               path_filter=lambda x: True, path_conversions=CONVERSIONS):
         """Returns a list of all paths in the document.